A Christmas Folksong (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't ...
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't ...
Summah 's nice, wif sun a-shinin', Spring is good wif greens and grass, An' dey 's some t'ings nice 'bout wintah, Dough hit ...
TWO little boots all rough an' wo',Two little boots!Laws, I's kissed 'em times befo',Dese little boots!Seems de toes a-peepin' thooDis ...
Win' a-blowin' gentle so de san' lay low, San' a little heavy f'om de rain, All de pa'ms a-wavin' an' a-weavin' slow, Sighin' ...
GRANNY'S gone a-visitin',Seen huh git huh shawlW'en I was a-hidin' downHime de gyahden wall.Seen huh put her bonnet on,Seen huh ...
W'EN de evenin' shaddersCome a-glidin' down,Fallin' black an' heavyOvah hill an' town,Ef you listen keerful,Keerful ez you kin,So's you boun' ...
FOLKS ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits;Him dat giv' de squir'ls de bushtails made de ...
GRASS commence a-comin'Thoo de thawin' groun',Evah bird dat whistlesKeepin' noise erroun';Cain't sleep in de mo'nin',Case befo' it's lightBluebird an' de ...
Cum, listen w'ile yore Unkel singsErbout how low sweet chariot swings,Truint Angel, wifout wings,Mah 'ittle Touzle Head.Stop! Stop! How dare ...
Lucy done gone back on me, Dat's de way wif life. Evaht'ing was movin' free, T'ought I had my wife. Den some dahky comes ...
EF you's only got de powah fe' to blow a little whistle,Keep ermong de people wid de whistles.Ef you don't, ...
Hello dar, Miss Melerlee!Oh, you're pretty sight to see!Sof brown cheek, an' smilin' face,An' willowy form chuck full o' grace--De ...
(To G. B. P.)I have filched a mite ob timeFo' de writin' ob dis rhyme.Seems I c'u'den do a thin' ...
Hab you evah laid 'wake dreamin'B'ildin' kassels in de air,Wid de windahs purtty stain glass,Marbell hall, and windin' stair;An' a ...
Dar's a lazy, sortah hazyFeelin' grips me, thoo an' thoo;An' I feels lak doin' less dan enythin';Dough de saw is ...
When de banjo am er plinkin' An' de fiddle am er squeakin' An' de ditties comes sweet, An' de ditties ...
If you evah go to Houston, You better walk right; You better not gamble ...
1.Mandy's sleepin' wid de angels now -Mandy dat was sweetes' ob dem all -An' we laid huh side de hic'ry ...
Mah Mammy's haid am whitah dan de snowDat falls so lightly on de rivah sho';Mah Mammy's eyes am tiahed ob ...
FOLKS ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits; Him dat giv' de squir'ls de bushtails made ...
WHO dat knockin' at de do'? Why, Ike Johnson, -- yes, fu' sho! Come in, Ike. I's mighty glad You ...
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