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Paul Laurence Dunbar
1872 - 1906
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A Little Christmas Basket
De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, / De snow's a-sayin' "Got you" to de groun', / Fu' de wintah weathah 's come widout a-askin' ouah desiah,
A Lost Dream
Ah, I have changed, I do not know / Why lonely hours affect me so. / In days of yore, this were not wont,
A Love Letter
Oh, I des received a letter f'om de sweetest little gal; / Oh, my; oh, my. / She's my lovely little sweetheart an' her name is Sal:
A Lyric
My lady love lives far away, / And oh my heart is sad by day, / And ah my tears fall fast by night,
A Misty Day
Heart of my heart, the day is chill, / The mist hangs low o'er the wooded hill, / The soft white mist and the heavy cloud
A Musical
Outside the rain upon the street, / The sky all grim of hue, / Inside, the music-painful sweet,
A Negro Love Song
Seen my lady home las' night, / Jump back, honey, jump back. / Hel' huh han' an' sque'z it tight,
A Plantation Melody
De trees is bendin' in de sto'm, / De rain done hid de mountain's fo'm, / I 's 'lone an' in distress.
A Plantation Portrait
Hain't you see my Mandy Lou, / Is it true? / Whaih you been f'om day to day,
A Plea
Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane, / Treat me nice. / Dough my love has tu'ned my brain,
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