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RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2001-08-01 09:43 PM

Swingin' ax and takin' names,
in a dancehall down at 4th and Main,
Thaddeus was ticklin' the eighty-eights,
itchy ivorys couldn't wait.

Old Philo Fuentes had his horn,
he was there when the blues were born,
Nickel Knowles would skin the cat,
quick to roll the rat-a-tat-tat.

Belly Beales boomed on bass,
man we really rocked that place,
add the cat on xylophone,
the dance floor was a firezone.

When Mau Mau Mama started to sing,
even the roaches got in the swing,
couples mappin' their finest steps,
feets a tappin', Man! we were hep.

The floors were bowin' in rythmic dip,
jitterbuggers swirled, split and flipped,
loose suits fluttered, skirts sashayed,
swingers struttered to the bands parade.

The waiters kept to the step,
bouncers were tossin' em with extra pep,
the twins coronet and clarinet,
jumped in, in time for the last two sets.

But center stage and all the rage,
Mau Mau Mama on a rampage,
three octave spread and country bred,
if you were bi-ped you had to tread.

If your heart beat then aw-reet,
you couldn't help but move your feet,
all through the night we were tight,
we jammed that place till early light.

Dip Dip Da Dup Diddly Da,
Bap Bap Boodle Oodle La La,
Ring Ding Dangle Anga Woo Woo,
Mau Mau Mama In A Muu Muu!

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2001-08-01 10:01 PM

RSWells~
What FUN !
You have me *giggling* ...
what wonderful visuals ! !
Thanks for sharing ... I love it.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 2001-08-01 10:28 PM

now THIS is great!!

When poetry can bring a smile to the face and movement to the feet it takes on a life of its own..this one does

Constance
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since 2001-07-28

Posts 393
Ohio

3 posted 2001-08-01 10:46 PM

aw-reet! RS, you are one big time boogie woogie hep cat! Loved it! SSSSSteamin!

chasing rain
Senior Member

since 2001-05-15

Posts 737
Canada

4 posted 2001-08-01 10:51 PM

LOL! That was groovin'! AGH! Never thought I'd use that word...but wow! That was so entertaining! *does the Leah dance* Kept me spinning till the end! Great job!

-Leah

ps- Loved the title! lol.

Va pensiero sull' ali dorate...

rwood
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since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

5 posted 2001-08-01 11:15 PM

Fantastic rhythm and rhyme! What a way to make the words play for someone. And the Muu Muu is a hoot! I will save this!
Sincerely,
Regina

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