Carol Guess (born January 3, 1968) is an American novelist and poet. Her family moved frequently during her childhood. Her father, Harry Guess, was an epidemiologist. Her mother, Gerry Guess, is a homemaker and teacher. Guess attended Columbia University, majoring in English while studying ballet. She later earned graduate degrees in Creative Writing and English from Indiana University. Currently Professor of English at Western Washington University, she lives in Washington State. She is openly lesbian. Her books Homeschooling, Femme's Dictionary, and Gaslight were nominated for Lambda Literary Awards. Switch was a finalist for the American Library Association's Stonewall Book Award in 1999. In 2014 she was awarded the Philolexian Award for Distinguished Literary Achievement by the Philolexian Society of Columbia University.
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
But it's alright
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, too
And all I've got inside me is lots of love for you, it's true
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
But it's alright
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
She's a wrong head, she's a walking-dead
I'm a living woman who's got a lots of plans it's true
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
But it's alright
Curly Locks, now that I'm a dreadlocks
Your mama say you shouldn't play with me
Thank you, thank you for the letter
You made me feel better
Tee tah toe
That's the way it's gonna go, now
Curly Locks, two roads before you
Which one will be your choice
I really like to know, yeah
Curly Locks, your father is a poacher
And he don't want you dealing with me
Thank you, thank you for the letter
You made me feel better
Tee tah toe
That's the way it's gonna go, now
Curly Locks, two roads before you
Which one will be your choice
I really like to know, yeah
Curly Locks, your father is a poacher
And he don't want you dealing with me