Anatol Moute sou Tol

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Anatol moute sou tol
la'l keyi korosol
gep panyol
mode'l nan dyol
li paka pale kreyol

Anatol climbed on thin roof
to pick a soursop
A wasp bit his upper lips
He can no longer speak  creole.

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