Starfish Man by Lisa Jaskson
Come buy from the starfish man, best starfish pon de Island
Nobody in the whole of Jamaica have Starfish dat look like dis
Me bet you three dumplings a bottle of red stripe and a dance with your Misses
Ha, sweetie! You want a rent-a-dread? Ditch uno husband and come with me instead.
Come buy from de starfish man! Hay, English black man, while you lay pon de beach and try catch tan me have to make a few dollars brother, you understand? Call it fifty US and you can choose de best, if you like dat price you can have de rest for less.
Take pity pon de starfish man, me have three craven pickney at home and a woman big like man. Gwann, give me ten dollar just fee one. Me would buy from me if me was you, me dollar wouldn’t stick to me finger like glue.
Come buy from de starfish man. You can’t get starfish like dis back home in Japan, just 80 dollar just fee one. How you mean you no understand? Cha, me pick up me things and me carry on.
Tomorrow de cruise ship dock with pure American. Imagine! If me starfish was food, dem would sure yam and starfish man would a rich and life would a no problem.