Angelina (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel, An' you 'mence to feel a ticklin' in yo' toe ...
When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel, An' you 'mence to feel a ticklin' in yo' toe ...
Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze, An' I 's feelin' kin' o' squeamish in ...
Seems lak folks is mighty curus In de way dey t'inks an' ac's. Dey jes' spen's dey days a-mixin' Up de t'ings in ...
Sis Hannah May Liza, so Emphraim sayed,Stole out 'neaf a sycamo' tree an' prayedTo de Lawd in Hebbin, an' she ...
WHO dat knockin' at de do'?Why, Ike Johnson, — yes, fu' sho!Come in, Ike. I's mighty gladYou come down. I ...
Whut time 'd dat clock strike? Nine? No-eight;I didn't think hit was so late.Aer chew! I must 'a' got a ...
Will I have some mo' dat pie? No, ma'am, thank-ee, dat is--I-- Bettah quit daihin' me. Dat ah pie look sutny good: How 'd ...
Woman's sho' a cur'ous critter, an' dey ain't no doubtin' dat. She's a mess o' funny capahs f'om huh slippahs to ...
De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, De snow's a-sayin' "Got you" to de groun', Fu' de ...
DAYS git wa'm and wa'mah,School gits mighty dull,Seems lak dese hyeah teachahsMus' feel mussiful.Hookey's wrong, I know itAin't no gent'man's ...
De 'cession's stahted on de gospel way, De Capting is a-drawin' nigh: Bettah stop a-foolin' an' a-try to pray; Lif' up yo' haid ...
HIT'S been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin',Kin' o' techy all day long.I ain't wet enough fu' toddy,I's too damp to raise ...
Mammy's baby, go ter sleep, Hush-er-by, hush-er-by, my honey;Cross de hyarf de cricket creep, Hush-er-by, hush-er-by, my honey.Hoot owl callin' f'um de ...
Who say my hea't ain't true to you? Dey bettah heish dey mouf. I knows I loves you thoo an' thoo In watah ...
Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane, Treat me nice. Dough my love has tu'ned my brain, Treat me nice. I ain't done a t'ing ...
My Harvah rit me week fo' las',Dat is, dat's w'en I got it;He sed, he hardly had de time'Tween shot ...
Mah ruddah's brokin, an' mah sailWen' ovah bode, in las' night's gale;Mah bunkah's empty, steam am low,Ise driftin' wid de ...
Howdy sistah Tootles! Ah's jes' er passin' by. Thought I'd kindah drap in Let yo' kno' revival's nigh. Hain't seed ...
Haw!Ai've just obteened a pension for mai Paw.And you should hev seen the people that were theah. Re-ally, it was ...
Dey is times in life when Nature Seems to slip a cog an' go, Jes' a-rattlin' down creation, Lak an ...
WHO dat knockin' at de do'? Why, Ike Johnson, -- yes, fu' sho! Come in, Ike. I's mighty glad You ...
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