Plantation echoes : $b a collection of original Negro dialect poemsHenderson, Elliott Blaine
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Plantation echoes : $b a collection of original Negro dialect poems
Henderson, Elliott Blaine
American poetry -- African American authors; Dialect poetry, American
High heel shoes, she’s wearin’, too!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Look to me dey’s numbah two!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Paten’ leddah wid er buckle!
Hot stuff, reglah honey suckle!
When she pass’d, oh how fo’ks chuckle!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Doan’ yo’ kno’ she had on powdah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
White fo’ks kooden’ looked mo’ loudah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Had her hyah smoothed down wid tallow!
Bangs in front was short and shallow!
Gibb her face er p’culiar pallow!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Umph! she tried to tawk so proppah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Spoke dem wurds dat was er whoppah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
See her primp her mouf and tickle!
Made her look so pow’ful fickle!
Bet she diden’ hab er nickel!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Scan’lous ’bout sum cullahd people!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Mattahs not how ol’ an’ feeble!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Git on sum new bibb an’ tuckah!
Dey’ll out step sah! ol’ Dan Tuckah!
Doan’ kyah ef dey’s er co’n shuckah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
BRER POSSUM DECLINES.
Way in de tree
Sots ol’ Bruddah Possum!
Hey, dah; I see yo’
Bruddah Possum, hine de blossom!
Yo’ needn’ ac’ so timid,
Ner yo’ needen’ ac’ so shy,
Dey’s beddah, closeah frenship
Fo’ er possum, closeah nigh!
Hey, dah, Bruddah Possum,
Yo’ ac’in’ moighty ’trary;
Saunter down er minute!
Now, yo’ needen’ hab no worry,
Ner pusnul tooberayshuns.
An’ de sich, de lak er dat!
Cum down, yo’ needen’ boddah
What de bawkin’ dogs er at!
Look hyeah, Bruddah Possum,
Bleeb yo’ feelin’ kine o’ skeery!
Gittin’ tiad er coaxin’,
Makes me feel er little dreary!
Doan’ lak so much beggin’,
Ner I doan’ lak so much pleadin’,
’Speshly to mah mine,
When dey’s not er bit o’ needin’.
Hey, dah, Bruddah Possum,
Yo’ jes’ lak ol’ Bruddah Satan!
Think de odds er gin yo’,
An’ yo’ keep er fellah waitin’.
Well, it doesn’t mattah,
Ef yo’ ’sist on me er climein’,
Hol’ yo’ bref er minute!
’Kase hyeah cums up
Bruddah Highmen!
I HAIN’T FOOLIN’ HONEY.
Seed yo’ wid yo’ gal las’ night!
I hain’t foolin’, honey!
Had yo’ arms eroun’ her tight!
I hain’t foolin’, honey!
Umph! whut made yo’ squeeze her so?
Jes’ bekaze yo’ am her beau?
I’d bin her I’d let yo’ go!
I hain’t foolin’, honey!
Seed yo’ try to steal er kiss!
I hain’t foolin’, honey!
An’ she slapp’d yo’ wid her fis’!
I hain’t foolin’, honey!
Po’ gal kooden’ hardly speak!
Shocked to def wid all yo’ cheek!
Go way, Gumbo, yo’s er sneak!
I hain’t foolin’, honey!
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