Go de Rass to Sleep. Adam Mansbach

      

       Table of Contents

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       Cover

       Dedication

       Go de Rass to Sleep

       About the Contributors

       Copyright & Credits

       Dis one dedicate fe Vivien, ca me couldn dweet widout she, an fe de modda an fada dem who need fe laugh more

      Modda puss a hug up har pickney,

       Young sheep a lay down wid big sheep.

       Yuh wrap up an warm inna yuh bed, putoos,

       Beg yuh, go de rass to sleep.

      De window dem black inna de town, chile.

       De whale dem seckle down inna de deep.

       Me a-go read yuh one more book ef yuh promise

       Fe go de rass to sleep.

      Even hawk weh fly high a res now

       Like all de animal weh crawl, run, an creep.

       Me know seh yuh not tirsty a rass. Yuh too lie.