"Wus dat you spoke, Or a fence rail broke?" Br'er Rabbit say to de Jay [50]W'en you don't speak sof', Y[=o]' baits comes off; An' de fish jes swim away. [50] The last three lines o...
Rose's red, vi'lets blue. Sugar is sweet but not lak you. De vi'lets fade, de roses fall; But you gits sweeter, all in all. As shore as de grass grows 'round de stump, You is my da...
Grasshopper a-settin' on a sweet tater vine, 'Long come a Blackbird an' nab him up behind. Blackbird a-settin' in a sour apple tree; Hawk grab him up behind; he "Chee! Chee! Chee!"...
'Possum up de gum stump, Dat raccoon in de holler; Twis' 'im out, an' git 'im down, An' I'll gin you a half a doller. 'Possum up de gum stump, Yes, cooney in de holler; A pretty ga...
Dat still water, it run deep. Dat shaller water prattle. Dat tongue, hung in a holler head, Jes roll 'round an' rattle.
Doodle-bug! Doodle-bug! Come git sweet milk. Doodle-bug! Doodle-bug! Come git butter. Doodle-bug! Doodle-bug! Come git co'n bread. Doodle-bug! Doodle-bug! Come on to Supper.
Git fus upon y[=o]' heel, An' den upon y[=o]' toe; An ebry time you tu'n 'round, You jump Jim Crow. Now fall upon y[=o]' knees, Jump up an' bow low; An' ebry time you tu'n 'round,...
De coon's got a long ringed bushy tail, De 'possum's tail is bare; Dat rabbit hain't got no tail 'tall, 'Cep' a liddle bunch o' hair. De gobbler's got a big fan tail, De pattridge'...
Befo' you says dat ugly word, You stop an' count ten. Den if you wants to say dat word, Begin an' count again. Don't have a tongue tied in de middle, An' loose frum en' to en'. You...
"Auntie, will y[=o]' dog bite?"-- "No, Chile! No!" Chicken in de bread tray A makin' up dough. "Auntie, will y[=o]' broom hit?"-- "Yes, Chile!" Pop! Chicken in de bread tray; "Flop...
My name's Ran, I wuks in de san'; But I'd druther be a Nigger dan a p[=o]' white man. Gwineter hitch my oxes side by side, An' take my gal fer a big fine ride. Gwineter take my gal...
John Henry, he wus a steel-drivin' man. He died wid his hammer in his han'. O come long boys, an' line up de track, For John Henry, he hain't never comin' back. John Henry said to...
De Jaybird jump from lim' to lim', An' he tell Br'er Rabbit to do lak him. Br'er Rabbit say to de cunnin' elf: "You jes want me to fall an' kill myself." Dat Jaybird a-settin' on a...
I went down to de river an' I couldn' git 'cross. I jumped on er mule an' I thought 'e wus er hoss. Dat mule 'e wa'k in an' git mired up in de san'; You'd oughter see'd dis Nigger...
'Way down yon'er on Still Water Creek, I got stalded an' stayed a week. I see'd Injun Puddin and Punkin pie, But de black cat stick 'em in de yaller cat's eye. 'Way down yon'er on...
If you wants to bake a hoecake, To bake it good an' done; Jes' slap it on a Nigger's heel, An' hol' it to de sun. Dat snake, he bake a hoecake, An' sot de toad to mind it; Dat toad...
Go call ole Rattler from de bo'n. Here Rattler! Here! He'll drive de cows out'n de co'n, Here Rattler! Here! Rattler is my huntin' dog. Here Rattler! Here! He's good fer rabbit, go...
Cappun Dime is a fine w'ite man. He wash his face in a fry'n' pan, He comb his head wid a waggin wheel, An' he die wid de toothache in his heel. Cappun Dime is a mighty fine feller...
Ole Joe jes swore upon 'is life He'd make Merlindy Jane 'is wife. W'en she hear 'im up 'is love an' tell, She jumped in a bar'l o' mussel shell. She scrape 'er back till de skin co...
Setch a kickin' up san'! Jonah's Ban'! Setch a kickin' up san'! Jonah's Ban'! "Han's up sixteen! Circle to de right! We's gwine to git big eatin's here to-night." Setch a kickin' u...
I'se wild Nigger Bill Frum Redpepper Hill. I never did wo'k, an' I never will. I'se done killed de Boss. I'se knocked down de hoss. I eats up raw goose widout apple sauce! I'se Run...
My ole Mistiss promise me, W'en she died, she'd set me free. She lived so long dat 'er head got bal', An' she give out'n de notion a dyin' at all. My ole Mistiss say to me: "Sambo,...
Dr. C. C. Fuller: a missionary at Chikore Melsetter, Rhodesia, Africa, was good enough to secure for the compiler this rhyme, written in Chindau, from the Rev. John E. Hatch, also...
T-u, tucky, T-u, ti. T-u, tucky, buzzard's eye. T-u, tucky, T-u, ting. T-u, tucky, buzzard's wing. Oh, Mistah Washin'ton! Don't whoop me, Whoop dat Nigger Back 'hind dat tree. He s...
Keep dis in min', an' all 'll go right; As on y[=o]' way you goes; Be shore you knows 'bout all you tells, But don't tell all you knows.
Sallie! Sallie! don't you want to marry? Sallie! Sallie! do come an' tarry! Sallie! Sallie! Mammy says to tell her when. Sallie! Sallie! She's gwineter kill dat turkey hen! Sallie!...
Oh, will you wear red? Oh, will you wear red? Oh, will you wear red, Milly Biggers? "I won't wear red, It's too much lak Missus' head. I'll wear me a cotton dress, Dyed wid coppers...
Ole Mistah Coon, at de break o' day, You needn' think youse gwineter git 'way. Caze ole man Ned, he know how to run, An' he's sh[=o]' gone fer to git 'is gun. You needn' clam to da...
Las' Saddy mornin' Mosser said: "Jump up now, Sambo, out'n bed. Go saddle dat mule, an' go to town; An' bring home Mistiss' mornin' gown." I saddled dat mule to go to town. I mount...
Dat ole black sow, she can root in de mud, She can tumble an' roll in de slime; But dat big red cow, she git all mired up, So dat cow need a tail in fly-time. Dat ole gray hoss, wi...