Linkum (James Edwin Campbell Poems)
You axin' sah 'bout Linkum — w'y sho'ly youse been tol''Bout my po' chil — Gawd bless him — he ...
You axin' sah 'bout Linkum — w'y sho'ly youse been tol''Bout my po' chil — Gawd bless him — he ...
W'y, Sam, I'se glad to see you, I sho' is fur ur fac';W'y, man, hit teks de lameness right outn' ...
O, hits time fur de plantin' ur de co'n; De groun' am wa'm, de furrers made — ("Caw! caw!" de black crow ...
Shet up dat noise, you chillen! Dar's some one at de do'.Dribe out dem dogs; you 'Rastus, tek Linkum off ...
Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill, An' de little branch's watahs is all glistenin' an' ...
Ur ol' Hyar lib in ur house on de hill,He hunner yurs ol' an' nebber wuz ill;He yurs dee so ...
De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, De snow's a-sayin' "Got you" to de groun', Fu' de ...
O chillen run, de Cunjah man,Him mouf ez beeg ez fryin' pan,Him yurs am small, him eyes am raid,Him hab ...
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 ...
(Lullaby)Shet yo' eyes, ma little pickaninny, go to sleepMammy's watchin' by you all de w'ile;Daddy is a-wukin' down in de ...
STANDIN' at de winder,Feelin' kind o' glum,Listenin' to de raindropsPlay de kettle drum,Lookin' crost de meddersSwimmin' lak a sea;Lawd 'a' ...
Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,Whah de branch 'll go a-singin' as it pass. An' w'en I's a-layin' ...
W'en de leaves begin to fall,An' de fros' is on de ground,An' de 'simmons is a-ripenin' on de tree;W'en I ...
Howdy sistah Tootles! Ah's jes' er passin' by. Thought I'd kindah drap in Let yo' kno' revival's nigh. Hain't seed ...
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