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Paul Laurence Dunbar
1872 - 1906
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"Howdy, Honey, Howdy!"
Do' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin' thoo, / Ol' folks drowsin' 'roun' de place, wide awake is Lou, / W'en I tap, she answeh, an' I see huh 'mence to grin,
'Long To'Ds Night
Daih 's a moughty soothin' feelin' / Hits a dahky man, / 'Long to'ds night.
A Back-Log Song
De axes has been ringin' in de woods de blessid day, / An' de chips has been a-fallin' fa' an' thick; / Dey has cut de bigges' hick'ry dat de mules kin tote away,
A Banjo Song
Oh, dere 's lots o' keer an' trouble / In dis world to swaller down; / An' ol' Sorrer 's purty lively
A Border Ballad
Oh, I have n't got long to live, for we all / Die soon, e'en those who live longest; / And the poorest and weakest are taking their chance
A Boy's Summer Song
'Tis fine to play / In the fragrant hay, / And romp on the golden load;
A Bridal Measure
Come, essay a sprightly measure, / Tuned to some light song of pleasure. / Maidens, let your brows be crowned
A Cabin Tale - The Young Master Asks For A Story
Whut you say, dah? huh, uh! chile, / You 's enough to dribe me wile. / Want a sto'y; jes' hyeah dat!
A Career
"Break me my bounds, and let me fly / To regions vast of boundless sky; / Nor I, like piteous Daphne, be
A Christmas Folksong
De win' is blowin' wahmah, / An hit's blowin' f'om de bay; / Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'
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