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Lee Aholima

New Zealand

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from: Angipanis of the Abanimal People - Andy Leleisi'auo

Oh Lordie

Oh Lordie oh Lordie

how hard I try

how hard I try.

Bein' the black man

is so hard.

Keepin the faith

is so hard

Oh Lordie oh Lordie.

Oh my

oh my sweet Jesus

I is a

ship without a rudder

a black man cast out

by the she devil -

my ex-wife Lord,

my ex-wife.

She don' want nothin

to do with me

she don' want me

she say I is an evil man

Oh Lordie oh Lordie

how hard I try

how hard I try

to see dem kids

of mine.

I is just a slave

I is working

for that she devil

but she don' want my kids

to see their black man

their daddy.

Oh Lordie,

oh Lordie

It hurts me Lordie

She say

not dem judges

in the land

gon' to let me

see my little Tinkerbell

my sweet Sam

my liddle Joley

Jesus' girl.

She say

I is evil,

evil in the head

she say

Oh Lordie

oh Lordie

Sweet Jesus

Oh Lordie.

I is one

sad black man.

Audio: Oh Lordie - Lee Aholima

Lee Ilai Aholima is of Niue/English extraction. He was born in Niue but was

raised from the age of 6 in Invercargill, Southland in the South Island, New

Zealand. Lee works in IT and currently resides in Auckland. Lee has

self-published 2 poetry books, Takai and Penina he magafaoa, with the help

of Creative NZ.