I sho' loves dat gal dat dey calls Sally [22]"Black," An' I sorter loves some of de res'; I first loves de gals fer lovin' me, Den I loves myse'f de bes'. I wouldn' marry dat yalle...
Hen an' chickens in a fodder stack, Mighty busy scratchin'. Hawk settin' off on a swingin' lim', Ready fer de catchin'. Hawk come a-whizzin' wid his bitin' mouf, Couldn' hold hisse...
Juba dis, an' Juba dat, Juba [6]skin dat Yaller Cat. Juba! Juba! Juba jump an' Juba sing. Juba, [6]cut dat Pigeon's Wing. Juba! Juba! Juba, kick off Juba's shoe. Juba, dance dat [6...
Dere sets Jedge Buzzard on de Bench. Go tu'n him off wid a monkey wrench! Jedge Buzzard try Br'er Rabbit's case; An' he say Br'er Tarepin win dat race. Here sets Jedge Buzzard on d...
Don't sing out 'fore Breakfast, Don't sing 'fore you eat, Or you'll cry out 'fore midnight, You'll cry 'fore you sleep. [43] A superstition.
Mud turkle settin' on de end of a log, A-watchin' of a tadpole a-turnin' to a frog. He sees Br'er B'ar a-pullin' lak a mule. He sees Br'er Tearpin a-makin' him a fool. Br'er B'ar p...
Oh! Stan' back, black man, You cain't shine; Y[=o]' lips is too thick, An' you hain't my k[=i]n'. Aw! Git 'way, black man, You jes haint fine; I'se done quit foolin' Wid de nappy-h...
Dem Nashville ladies dress up fine. Got longpail hoopskirts hanging down beh[=i]n'! Got deir bonnets to deir shoulders an' deir noses in de sky! Big pig! Liddle pig! Root hog, or d...
"Goosie, goosie, goosie-gander! What d'you say?"--"Say: 'Goose!'"-- "Ve'y well, go right along, Honey! I tu'ns y[=o]' years a-loose." "Goosie, goosie, goosie-gander! What d'you say...
Ole Aunt Dinah, she's jes lak me. She wuk so hard dat she want to be free. But, you know, Aunt Dinah's gittin' sorter ole; An' she's feared to go to Canada, caze it's so c[=o]l'. D...
Dat Squir'l, he's a cunnin' thing; He tote a bushy tail. He jes lug off Uncle Sambo's co'n, An' heart it on a rail. Dat Squir'l, he's a cunnin' thing; An' so is ole Jedge B'ar. Br'...
Ole man Page'll be in a turble rage, W'en he find out, it'll raise his dander. Yankee soldiers bought his geese, fer one cent a-piece, An' sent de pay home by de gander. [30] The N...
Don't talk! Go to sleep! Eyes shet an' don't you peep! Keep still, or he jes moans: "Raw Head an' Bloody Bones!" [40] Repeated to restless children at night to make them lie still...
I wouldn' marry a black gal, I'll tell you de reason why: When she goes to comb dat head De naps'll 'gin to fly. I wouldn' marry a black gal, I'll tell you why I won't: When she'd...
W'en de big owl whoops, An' de screech owl screeks, An' de win' makes a howlin' sound; You liddle wooly heads Had better kiver up, Caze de "hants" is comin' 'round. [36] This littl...
Pennywinkle, pennywinkle, poke out y[=o]' ho'n; An' I'll give you five dollahs an' a bar'l o' co'n. Pennywinkle! Pennywinkle! Dat gal love me? Jes stick out y[=o]' ho'n all pinted...
Once dere wus er frog dat lived in er mill. He had er raker don la bottom o' la kimebo Kimebo, nayro, dilldo, kiro Stimstam, formididdle, all-a-board la rake; Wid er raker don la b...
Bat! Bat! Come un'er my hat, An' I'll give you a slish o' bacon. But don't bring none y[=o]' ole bedbugs, If you don't want to git fersaken. [48] A superstition that it is good luc...