I did not intend to start like this, but here we are.
This is for/entirely the fault of Niamh.
Ha, ha, ha
Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want
So tell me what you want, what you really really want
I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want
So tell me what you want, what you really really want
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna poetry slam
If you want my verses, forget my prose
If you wanna get rich quick, poets don’t, god knows
Now don’t go wasting my pens and ink
Just get down some words and hope that they don’t stink.
I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want
So tell me what you want, what you really really want
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna poetry slam
If you wanna be a poet, you gotta get lots of pens
Artsy handmade notebooks, workshops at weekends
If you wanna be a poet, you have got to write
That part’s really easy, but it could well be shite
Whatcha you think about that? Now you know what to do.
Say poems out loud on stage, is that for you?
So don’t speak too quickly, do memorise
Drying up on stage, you know, it’s never nice
Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want
So tell me what you want, what you really really want
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna poetry slam.
If you wanna be a poet, you gotta get lots of pens
Artsy handmade notebooks, workshops at weekends
If you wanna be a poet, you have got to write
That part’s really easy, but it could well be shite
So here’s a story of poetry, you wanna get with me, you gotta listen carefully
We got personal grief that stretches your belief
We got dodgy MCs whose raps begin with CThe zines they never come for free, poems for a fee
And as for me, ha, you’ll see.
Slam your poetry and keep it under 3
Slam your poetry and keep it under 3
If you wanna be a poet
You gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, slam, slam, slam, slam
dont go on forever
Slam your poetry and keep it under 3
Slam your poetry and keep it under 3
Slam your poetry and keep it under 3
(Repetition’s great, that tip is for free.)
If you wanna be a poet…
Tom Juniper Poetry 