Bassa Bassa

Off kilter, your life is bassa bassa
Just look at the mess that you've made
Believe me, you need to shape up
You've really got to change your ways

Your affairs are bassa bassa, in such disarray
And your finances, oh well, what more can I say?
Always looking for a bailout to get you out of trouble
"It's just a small loan, I go pay you tomorrow."

Your room is hopeless, it's so bassa bassa
How can you even cope with this kind of disorder?
It's the dregs. Dirty things piled up high in this ghastly hovel
Can't find anything, and let's not mention the smell - it's awful

And as for your bassa bassa love life, don't get me started
What's that phrase these days? Entanglement
   Ah! So much drama.
My friend, how many hearts must you leave broken?
And for God's sake,
   how many phone calls must you be dodging?

You're not a child anymore,
   this kind of life will catch up with you
I have my own troubles, you know,
   I won't always come to your rescue
If you make your own bed you can lie in it bassa bassa
Don't be surprised if you get burned when you play with fire

Bassa Bassa, a playlist

A wild and disorderly soundtrack for this note. (spotify version)

• Bassa Bassa by Vaudou Game
  Togolese voodoo funk in the vein of Poly-Rythmo.
• Your Mess by Omar
• Bassa Bassa by Jembaa Groove
  Hypnotic groove for the 21st century
• Change Your Ways by Rufus and Chaka Khan
• Bassa Bassa by Osibisa
  They carried the Ghanaian musical flame in the era of the funk band
• Change Your Ways by Horace Andy
• Bassa Bassa by Wognin Pedro
• Chaos and Disorder by Prince

See previously: Never Never Man


File under: humour, disorder, life, culture, observation, perception, language, Ghana, poetry, toli

Writing log: March 21, 2022