Las' year wus a good crap year, An' we raised beans an' 'maters. We didn' make much cotton an' co'n; But, Goodness Life, de taters! You can plow dat ole gray hoss, I'se gwineter pl...
I had a liddle rooster, He crowed bef[=o]' day. 'Long come a big owl, An' toted him away. But de rooster fight hard, An' de owl let him go. Now all de pretty hens Wants dat rooster...
W'en my wife dies, gwineter git me anudder one; A big fat yaller one, jes lak de yudder one. I'll hate mighty bad, w'en she's been gone. Hain't no better 'oman never nowhars been b...
[=O]-[=O] Byanswahn blay Tanner tee-o-o. O Byanswahn jekah jubha. De jo Byanswahn se kah jujah dai. [=O] Byanswahn blay dai Tanner tee-o-o. Translation Oh boat, come back to me. Si...
If you wants to see de Devil smile, Simpully do lak his own chile. If you wants to see de Devil git spunk, Swallow whisky, an' git drunk. If you wants to see de Devil live, Cuss an...
De rats an' de mice, dey rund up stairs, Fer to hear Miss Blodger say her prayers. Now here I stan's 'fore Miss Blodger. She 'spects to hit me, but I'se gwineter dodge her.
I'se gwine now a-huntin' to ketch a big fat coon. Gwineter bring him home, an' bake him, an' eat him wid a spoon. Gwineter baste him up wid gravy, an' add some onions too. I'se gwi...
De raccoon up in de 'simmon tree. Dat 'possum on de groun'. De 'possum say to de raccoon: "Suh!" "Please shake dem 'simmons down." De raccoon say to de 'possum: "Suh!" (As he grin...
Once f[=o]' runaway Niggers, Dey met in de road. An' dey ax one nudder: Whar dey come from. Den one up an' say: "I'se jes come down from Chapel Hill Whar de Niggers hain't wuked an...
I went down town de yudder night, A-raisin' san' an' a-wantin' a fight. Had a forty dollar razzer, an' a gatlin' gun, Fer to shoot dem Niggers down one by one.
I prayed to de Lawd fer tucky-o. Dat tucky wouldn' come. I prayed, an' I prayed 'til I'se almos' daid. No tucky at my home. Chrismus Day, she almos' here; My wife, she mighty mad....
I come down from ole Virginny, 'Twas on a Summer day; De wedder was all frez up, 'An' I skeeted all de way! Interlocution: Hand my banjer down to play, Wanter pick fer dese ladies...
I'se gwineter marry, if I can. I'se gwineter marry pretty Polly Ann. I axed Polly Ann, fer to marry me. She say she's a-lookin' fer a Nigger dat's free. Pretty Polly Ann's jes dres...
Buck an' Berry run a race, Buck fall down an' skin his face. Buck an' Berry in a stall; Buck, he try to eat it all. Buck, he e't too much, you see. So he died wid choleree.
I hain't no wagon, hain't no dray, Jes come to town wid a load o' hay. I hain't no cornfield to go to bed Wid a lot o' hay-seeds in my head. I'se a "round-town" Gent an' I don't ch...
Hello! Br'er Jack. How do you do? I'se been a-hearin' a heaps o' things 'bout you. I'll jes declar! It beats de Dickuns! Dey's been tryin' to say you's been a-stealin' chickens!
Here comes a young man a courtin'! Courtin'! Courtin'! Here comes a young man a-courtin'! It's Tidlum Tidelum Day. "Say! Won't you have one o' us? Us, Sir? Us, Sir? Say! Won't you...
W'en I wus a liddle boy I cleaned up mammy's dishes; Now I is a great big boy, I wears my daddy's britches. I can knock dat Mobile Buck An' smoke dat corncob pipe. I can kiss dem p...
Pretty liddle butterfly, yaller as de gold, My sweet liddle butterfly, you sh[=o]' is mighty bold. You can dance out in de sun, you can fly up high, But you know I'se bound to git...
Ole Mosser an' Missus has gone down to town, Dey said dey'd git us somethin' an' dat hain't no jokes. I'se gwineter be good all de whilst dey're all 'way, An' I'se gwineter wear st...
Mosser killed a big bull, Missus cooked a dish full, Didn't give poor Nigger a mouf full. Humph! Humph! Mosser killed a fat lam'. Missus brung a basket, An' give poor Nigger de has...
Miss, does you lak strawberries? ***** Den hang on de vine. ***** Miss, does you lak chicken? ***** Den have a wing dis time.
I loves saltin', saltin' bread. I loves saltin', saltin' bread. Put on dat skillet, nev' mind de lead; Caze I'se gwineter cook dat saltin' bread; Yes, ever since my mammy's been de...
Jes wuk all day, Den go huntin' in de wood. Ef you cain't ketch nothin', Den you hain't no good. Don't look at Mosser's chickens, Caze dey're roostin' high. Big pig, liddle pig, ro...
'Way down yon'er in 'Possum Trot, (In ole Miss'sip' whar de sun shines hot) Dere hain't no chickens an' de Niggers eats c'on; You hain't never see'd de lak since youse been bo'n, Y...
Johnny, Johnny Bigfoot! Want a pair o' shoes? Go kick two cows out'n deir skins. Run Brudder, tell de news!
W'en I goes to marry, I wants a gal wid money. I wants a pretty black-eyed gal To kiss an' call me "Honey." Well, w'en I goes to marry, I don't wanter git no riches. I wants a man...
This Negro rhyme from rural Jamaica was contributed by Dr. Cecil B. Roddock, a native of that country. The word Buscher means an overseer or master of a plantation. All a night, me...
One liddle Nigger a-lyin' in de bed; His eyes shet an' still, lak he been dead. Two liddle Niggers a-lyin' in de bed; A-snorin' an' a-dreamin' of a table spread. Three liddle Nigge...