GOOD DAY, I’LL TRY 2 TAKE U ON  A TRIP 2 THE DEEEEEP SOUTH AND LET
U SIT IN ON AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION BETWEEN 2 BLACK WOMEN
EXPRESSING THEIR THOUGHTS IN THE  BLACK VERNACULAR OR BLACK
ENGLISH, WELL HERE GOES!

JACKIE:  CHILE, U KNOW I’S SO BIZZY,
ALL DISS RUNNING ROUND SHO MAKING ME DIZZY!
LOOK AT MY HAIR, GIRL IT’S ALL FUNKY AND FRIZZY,
AND I’M FEELING MEANER THAN A BIG HUNGRY GRIZZLY!

MONICA:  JACKIE GIRL U JUST NEEDS 2 SLO DOWN,
DON’T BE A FOOL AND STOP BEING A CLOWN!
YA ALL UPTIGHT, JUST LOOK AT DEM FROWNS,
YA GONNA MAKE YO-SELF SICK JUST AS SURE AS YA BROWN!

JACKIE:  LOOK HERE CHILE! I GOTS THINGS 2 DO,
Y AM I SITTIN ROUND HERE YAKING WITH U?
GIRL I GOTS 2B SHAKING AND BAKING, U KNOW I’S THE QUEEN OF THE DECK!

MONICA:  GIRLFRIEND U JUST TALKING OUT THE SIDE OF YO NECK!

JACKIE: LOOK GIRLFRIEND I GOTS 2 GET IN THE WIND, SO I’LL B JETTIN!
MONICA:  AINT NO BIGGIE 2 ME IF Y WANTS 2 B FRETTIN!
JACKIE:  U KNOW ME I DOT IT LIKE DISS AND I DO LIKE DAT!
AND PRETTY SOON U’LL C MY POCKETS AH-GIT FAT!

MONICA:  WELL GO HEAD ON MISS THANG CAUSE U HEADED STRAIGHT 4
DA BLUES! AND SHO AS I TELL U WILL BLOW A FUSE!
U GONNA HAVE 2 SLO-DOWN, U CAN’T GIT ALL DEM WACK DESIRES,
GIRLFRIEND U KNOW U GOTS 2 MANY IRONS IN DA FIRE!!!

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