Half Past Three Minibus

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Half past three minibus

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Half past three minibus
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Him pull out a Half Way Tree a quarter to six
Fifteen seat, nineteen body, nobody vex
Conductor bawl out Cross Roads, Papine, Liguanea
Hundred an' fifty exact, him nuh carry change
Horn one time fi di taxi, two time fi di gate
Windscreen have a crack from a stone in ninety-eight
Woman wid a bag a callaloo ride up front
Same woman, same bag, same seat, every mornin so

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Papine, Liguanea, Cross Roads, Half Way Tree
Twelve run so far, him count dem pon him finger, nuh three
Twelve run an' di seat cover sweat through to di foam
Neck wet, shoulder wet, shirt stick like glue
Schoolboy board a Liguanea wid one shoe inna him hand
Sock foot pon di step, di other one gone
Twenty dollar short — di driver wave him through
Coin inna di cup holder a clap when him brake

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Liguanea, Half Way Tree, Papine, Cross Roads
Six o'clock evenin, sun drop behind Jack's Hill
Man pay wid a note fold up small, come out a him boot
Still warm. Driver nuh look pon it, him just put it weh
Second gear a grind from di stoplight a Cross Roads
Him talk to di van soft, same way him talk to him dog
Last light pon di dashboard, di gauge a tell lie
Quarter tank, maybe less, him do four more trip

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[Toast: over the chorus]
Yes, hear me now, same road, same stop, same name
Cross Roads to Papine an' back it again
Mi nuh business wid where di road a go lead
Mi business a di seventeen head inna di back
Kettle still a sit pon di stove, cold by now
Him sister tek it off, him know, she always tek it off
One more, maybe two, before di gate pull down
Headlight catch di cat by di bridge — Half Way Tree
Half Way Tree, Cross Roads, Liguanea, Papine —

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