Dat Bumpyhead Gal
Dat Bumpyhead Gal was written by Joan Andrea Hutchinson, in response to public criticism of her for wearing the nubian knots hairstyle on a local Jamaican television station in 1996. Joan has since published seven CDs and three books, and Dat Bumpyhead Gal is the title of one of her books and CDs.
Joan's hairstyle,
the inspiration for Dat Bumpyhead Gal
Dat Bumpyhead Gal
Copyright Joan Andrea Hutchinson. Reprinted with author's permission.
Joan's hairstyle,
the inspiration for Dat Bumpyhead Gal
Dat Bumpyhead Gal
Tell mi say mi no good enough fi you TV screen
How mi offend you eyesight
Tell mi say mi is a black, ugly, bumpyhead gal
And mi tell you, mi feeling right
Cuss mi say mi is a bootoo, and mi no have no class
Trace mi and galang rude
Tell mi say a educated woman shoulda know better
And I tell you mi feeling good
You say mi hairstyle disgusting chaka chaka an tan bad
And favour like something out a street
And say mi should a shame fi lef mi house tan so
And mi smile, for mi feeing sweet
You see, the truth is, mi not ashamed of mi owna self
Mi not afraid of me
When mi look into the mirror, mi like the somebody
Weh mi see a look pon me
Mi like her thick nappy hair and her broad face
Mi like her in and out of clothes
But most of all mi love weh she stan up for and defend
And, a no pose she a pose
But serious, when you a go fall in love with you
And leggo of all you fear
When you ago take the time tell God thanks fi you life
Instead of fret bout ‘hair’
For if it kinky or straight, if it black or white
Transparent or opaque
God make all a wi fi a special reason
And God don’t make mistake
So if you want to criticize the Father work
Then you life going to be ‘salt’
For the Creator love all a wi and look out fi wi
Even when wi have plenty fault
So galang, call mi black and bumpyhead if you want
But make sure say you say it loud
Because the Creator love me and me feel good
Fi be bumpyhead, black and proud.Copyright Joan Andrea Hutchinson. Reprinted with author's permission.
Comments
So sorry for the late reply. I think she might be on Facebook. You could try to track her down there. Her work is also on Youtube and Apple Music. I did not see an official website for her.