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"Dis, dat an' tutter : poems / Elliot Blaine Henderson [electronic text]." In the digital collection American Verse Project. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/BAD5614.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 2, 2025.
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HUS'EL
To DR, J. H. J. UPHAM, Columbus Ohio,
Doan' lag an' foolErlong de way—Hus'el!Doan' 'spec' to doAll in er day—Hus'el!
Things will cumOut by an' by,Musen' stopTo stew an' sigh.Den's when successMay be nigh—Hus'el!
Take no timeFo' lookin' back —Hus'el!T' see whose cumin'On de track—Hus'el!Ebbry timeYo's losin' groun',Time yo' takeFo' gawkin' 'roun'.Ef yo' 'spec'To git er crown—Hus'el!
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Ef yo' 'spec' Er good co'n crop—Hus'el!Nebah git itE f yo' stop—Hus'el!Ef yo' 'spec'De corn to gro'Full co'n stawksIn ebbry ro',Doan' be skaidTo use de hoe—Hus'el!
Take no timeTo argufy—Hus'el!T' make sum fellahOut er lie—Hus'el!Ha'f de timeYo's losin' win',Same time doin'Er li'l' sin.Aftah allYo' nuffin in—Hus'el!
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