Mammy Mourns
De Weepin'-Williar's veil low down
Same ez hern, on de weddin' day;
(Ah ain't sayin' nothin' 'bout dat man f'om town,
But, he taken mah baby erway!)
Same ez hern, on de weddin' day;
(Ah ain't sayin' nothin' 'bout dat man f'om town,
But, he taken mah baby erway!)
Silvah-Birch stan' white an' straight
Same ez her in huh weddin' dress;—
De maple's a-blushin' pink at de gate,
But de tho'n bush point ter mah bres'!
Same ez her in huh weddin' dress;—
De maple's a-blushin' pink at de gate,
But de tho'n bush point ter mah bres'!
De locus-tree got its cannles light;
Dat cat-bird he keep a-monin' so;
Ole Win' he's a-sayin' it all thoo de night,—
Dat she ain't heah enny mo'.
Dat cat-bird he keep a-monin' so;
Ole Win' he's a-sayin' it all thoo de night,—
Dat she ain't heah enny mo'.
Seem lak dumb things dey onderstan'
Dat we's doin' our bes' ter march thoo de day;
En Ah ain't sayin' nothin' 'bout dat young man,
But, he taken mah baby erway!
Dat we's doin' our bes' ter march thoo de day;
En Ah ain't sayin' nothin' 'bout dat young man,
But, he taken mah baby erway!
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