Marcus and the Bleacher

Marcus Garvey raise last night

And addressed a Bleacher

“Why do you my black princess

Look like you come from China?” ‘She sey, Bwoy Marcus, yu dead long time Mi no answer to no preacher

I take all my instructions

Strictly from Adidjah

Look how mi brown and pretty

Look how mi trash and clean

Now nuff Uptown man a look mi

Can you see what a mean?’

“Up you mighty race Accomplish what you will

But please my black beauty

Stop bleaching out your skin” ‘Marcus mi get di house

Di satellite

Mi ambition looking far

An next week when mi get a money Miago ten shades lighter

Fi di car

Mi stocking keep mi bright

So mi no suffer from di sun

And mi neprozone and curry

Meck mi look like mi still young’ “What can you accomplish

By bleaching out your skin?”

‘It meck man throw down money

Mi dis closer to di ring

And how much black ooman

Yu see win Miss Universe?

Yendi brown, Christine brown

Yu no see black people curse?’ “Honey you can’t look at your colour As if it is a shame”

‘Marcus mi naa stop bleach mi skin Until dem change mi name.’