Lyrics of sunshine and shadow / by Paul Laurence Dunbar [electronic text]
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Lyrics of sunshine and shadow / by Paul Laurence Dunbar [electronic text]
Author
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company
1905
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THE PLANTATION CHILD'S LULLABY
WINTAH time hit comin'Stealin' thoo de night;Wake up in the mo'nin'Evah ting is white;Cabin lookin' lonesomeStannin' in de snow,Meks you kin' o' nervous,W'en de win' hit blow.
Trompin' back from feedin',Col' an' wet an' blue,Homespun jacket ragged,Win' a-blowin' thoo.Cabin lookin' cheerful,Unnerneaf de do',Yet you kin' o' keerfulW'en de win' hit blow.
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Hickory log a-blazin'Light a-lookin' red,Faith o' eyes o' peepin'R'om a trun'le bed,Little feet a-patterin'Clear across de flo';Bettah had be keerfulW'en de win' hit blow.
Suppah done an' ovah,Evah t'ing is still;Listen to de snowmanSlippin' down de hill.Ashes on de fiah,Keep it wa'm but low.What's de use o' keerin'Ef de win' do blow?
Smoke house full o' bacon,Brown an' sweet an' good;Taters in de cellah,'Possum roam de wood;
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Little baby snoozin'Des ez ef he know.What's de use o' keerin'Ef de win' do blow?
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