Joan Andrea Hutchinson pays tribute to Miss Lou PDF Print E-mail

Writer and actress Joan Andrea Hutchinson has over the years captured the essence of Louise Bennett through the writing and performance of her own work, as well as an unapologetic level of honour and respect for the late folklorist.

 

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Joan Andrea Hutchinson

In an interview, Hutchinson was asked about the constant comparisons, she responded, "It is more than a compliment, it is an honour, but I cannot dream of filling Miss Lou's shoes. I recall hearing her being interviewed on the radio once and she was asked if she had seen anyone who could take over from her and she said 'yes, the lickle Hutchinson chile.' What more could I ask for?"

 

To make permanent her respect for Miss Lou, Hutchinson penned Tenky Miss Lou.

 

Mi a born Jamaican an mi proud

 

and yuh fi feel proud to

 

fi walk roun an big up yuh chest and seh thanks to Miss Lou

 

When she did start, she neva know

 

a how it would a go

 

An nuff nuff people when dah laugh and a call har poppyshow

 

But she galang strong and stick it out

 

for she know seh she did right

 

Inna har belly bottom she did know one day

 

dem woulda haffi see di light

 

Anytime trouble tek we

 

a Miss Lou wen put we good name pon di map

 

and wen da push Jamaica heritage

 

an Lawd, she wouldn't stop

 

She seh "Tek kin teet kibba heart bun

 

when times neva suh sweet

 

Good luck will come as long as fowl

 

a cratch up dungle heap"

 

Nuff a dem did tink she crazy

 

and nuff mek up dem face

 

How she did a chat dis boogooyaga patwa

 

all ova de place

 

For dem wen tink patwa was bad English

 

Dem neva know, poor ting

 

Dem wouldn't tell Nancy story

 

and folksong dem wouldn't sing

 

But a de jackass wid him long tail

 

Bag a coco comin down

 

and de peel head jan cro pon tree top

 

jus mek dem head spin roun

 

An lickle by lickle dem start fi back her

 

start fi fan her flame

 

and see deh after fifty year

 

Miss Lou a one household name.

 

Dem a mek flim, dem a write book

 

dem a sing hol heap a song

 

an a seh " Patwa is a good language"

 

But you wen know dat all along

 

So now we tan up proud fi be Jamaican

 

An we want whole worl' fi hear

 

Miss Lou, nuff thanks

 

For howdy and tenky neva bruck no square.

 



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