The Mason

The other day I felt like quitting
My bones ached, the sun scorched
Each brick weighed a ton
And my limbs, these scrawny limbs
Felt as heavy as Otumfour's on Adae Kese's morn

The other day I felt like quitting
But this contract I had signed,
These advanced wages I had taken,
These tools I had just taken on credit,
Ow my massive debts at Daavi's eatery

The other day I felt like quitting
But what else would I do
This was all I knew
Like my father, his father
And others before him

The other day I felt like quitting
A vulture as he got drenched by rain
Said tomorrow I'll make my home
But today the rains stopped
And this work isn't all that bad
These wages actually do get me by
And which of these hawkers
Can resist the charm of Korku Mason

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