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I 'low dat statement took me back,
 A moment I was dumb,
An' then I shouted, "Hallelujah!
 Massa Linkum's come!"

You better bet dey heard dat yell—
 I fotched it long and loud,
An' in a moment more de street
 Was swarmin' wid de crowd;

An' ebery chile took up de cry
 An' shouted—"Kingdom come!
Hallelujah! hallelujah!
 Massa Linkum's come!"

An' ebery moment dat went by
 De shoutin' grew more loud,
An' roun' dem four de darkies swarmed
 As thick as dey could crowd.

An' in de midst ob all dat throng,
 A smilin' his consent,
A lookin' mighty grand and tall,
 Still stood de President.

'Twas just about dat time, I guess,
 Long come old Parson Jake;
He made his way right through de crowd
 A swingin' ob a rake.

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