Da Safety Raz’

I had a gooda customer,

     Come t’ree time week for shave;

Bimeby he gotta een hees head

     Idea for wanta save.

“Can’t pay for shave tree time a week,”

     One day to me he says;

“Dis week w’en pay day com’ I gat

     For me da safety raz’.

He no com’ een my shop I theenk

     For one week, maybee two;

I theenk perhaps I losa heem,

     For which I hata do

Baycause da barber beezaness

     Een summertime ees bum;

Da people off on vacash’,

     An’ no for shava come.

One day my customer com’ een

     An’ taka heesa chair;

Hees face look like scratch weeth cut,

     An’ scratch you call “for fair”.

Bayfore I speak for heem he say:

     “Don’ ask, for eef you do

I breeng da safety raz’ een here

     An’ try for shava you!”

Aug. 15, ‘09

Wed. (Aug. 18, ’09)