mother said I was born wicked-page 12: I LOST THE FISHES, FORGOT THE DISH
AND WENT HOME FEELING ASHAMED,
GRANDMA GAVE ME AN HIDING
AND SAID “YOU ARE DE ONE TO BLAME;
THE NEXT DAY MY GRANNY
WAS STILL QUITE MAD
GOING ON ABOUT YESTERDAY,
SHE REALLY STARTED TO GET ON MY NERVES
SO I JUST COULDN’T STAY,
I WENT OUTSIDE BECAUSE I HAD ENOUGH
AND DIDN’T HAVE NOTHING TO SAY,
SHE SAID; “COME BACK HERE YOU INSOLENT BOY”
BUT I STONED HER AND RAN AWAY,
WHEN THINGS WERE NOT SO GOOD AT HOME
AND I WAS FEELING LOW,
I’D GO AND PLAY WITH SCORPIONS
SO INTO THE BUSH I WOULD GO,
I MOVE THE STONES WHERE THEY HIDE
AND LIFT THEM WITH A STI...