Lyrics of Lowly Life / by Paul Laurence Dunbar [electronic text]
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Lyrics of Lowly Life / by Paul Laurence Dunbar [electronic text]
Author
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.
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London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
1897
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"Lyrics of Lowly Life / by Paul Laurence Dunbar [electronic text]." In the digital collection American Verse Project. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/BAC5659.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 28, 2025.
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A NEGRO LOVE SONG.
SEEN my lady home las' night,Jump back, honey, jump back.Hel' huh han' an' sque'z it tight,Jump back, honey, jump back.Hyeahd huh sigh a little sigh,Seen a light gleam f'om huh eye,An' a smile go flittin' by—Jump back, honey, jump back.
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Hyeahd de win' blow thoo de pine,Jump back, honey, jump back.Mockin'-bird was singin' fine,Jump back, honey, jump back.An' my hea't was beatin' so,When I reached my lady's do'.Dat I couldn't ba' to go —Jump back, honey, jump back.
Put my ahm aroun' huh wais',Jump back, honey, jump back.Raised huh lips an' took a tase,Jump back, honey, jump backLove me, honey, love me true?Love me well ez I love you?An' she answe'd, "'Cose I do"—Jump back, honey, jump back.
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