Run boys, run! De pig tail's done. If you don't come quick, You won't git none. Pig ham's dere, Lakwise middlin's square; But dese great big parts Hain't no Nigger's bes' fare.
Ole man Know-All, he come 'round Wid his nose in de air, turned 'way frum de ground. His ole woolly head hain't been combed fer a week; It say: "Keep still, while Know-All speak."...
Now 'umble Uncle Steben, I wonders whar youse gwine? Don't never tu'n y[=o]' back, Suh, On dat good ole gooseberry wine! Oh walk chalk, Ginger Blue! Git over double trouble. You ne...
Jes as soon as de sun go down, My True-love's on my min'. An' jes as soon as de daylight breaks De white folks is got me a gwine. She's de sweetes' thing in town; An' when I sees d...
Dat ration day come once a week, Ole Mosser's rich as Gundy; But he gives us 'lasses all de week, An' buttermilk fer Sund'y. Ole Mosser give me a pound o' meat. I e't it all on Mon...
Got a tongue dat jes run when it walk? It cain't talk. Got a tongue dat can hush when it talk?-- It cain't squawk.
If I lives to see nex' Spring I'se gwineter buy my wife a big gold ring. If I lives to see nex' Fall, I'se gwinter buy my wife a waterfall. "When Christmas comes?" You cunnin' elf!...
See that Monkey up the cocoanut tree, A-jumpin' an' a-throwin' nuts at me? El hombre no savoy, No like such play. All same to Americano, No hay dique.
You needn' sen' my gal hoss apples You needn' sen' her 'lasses candy; She would keer fer de lak o' you, Ef you'd sen' her apple brandy. W'y don't you git some common sense? Jes git...
You nasty dog! You dirty hog! You thinks somebody loves you. I tells you dis to let you know I thinks myse'f above you.
De boll-weevil's in de cotton, De cut-worm's in de corn, De Devil's in de white man; An' de wah's a-gwine on. Poor Nigger hain't got no home! Poor Nigger hain't got no home!
The following child's play rhyme in Baluba with its translation was contributed by Mrs. L. G. Sheppard, who was for many years a missionary in Congo, Africa. Cula, Cula, Kuya kudi...
I sho' loves Miss Donie! Oh, yes, I do! She's neat in de waist, Lak a needle in de case; An' she suits my taste. I'se gwineter run wid Mollie Roalin'! Oh, yes, I will! She's pretty...
Ring 'round, Miss Susie gal, Ring 'round, "My Dovie." Ring 'round, Miss Susie gal. Bless you! "My Lovie." Back 'way, Miss Susie gal. Back 'way, "My Money." Now come back, Miss Susi...
'Way down yon'er in Guinea Gall, De Niggers eats de fat an' all. 'Way down yon'er in de cotton fiel', Ev'ry week one peck o' meal. 'Way down yon'er ole Mosser swar'; Holler at you,...
Ole Ox! Ole Ox! How'd you come up here? You'se sh[=o]' plowed de cotton fields for many a, many a year. You'se been kicked an' cuffed about wid heaps an' heaps abuse. Now! Now, you...
Peep squir'l, ying-ding-did-lum; Peep squir'l, it's almos' day, Look squir'l, ying-ding-did-lum, Look squir'l, an' run away. Walk squir'l, ying-ding-did-lum; Walk squir'l, fer dat'...
Shool! Shool! Shool! I rule! Shool! Shool! Shool! I rule! Shool! Shacker-rack! I shool bubba cool. Seller! Beller eel! Fust to ma tree'l Just came er bubba. Buska! Buska-reel!
Dere wus a great big watermillion growin' on de vine. Dere wus a liddle ugly Nigger watchin' all de time. An' w'en dat great big watermillion lay ripenin' in de sun, An' de stripes...
De jaybird build on a swingin' lim', De sparrow in de gyardin; Dat ole gray goose in de panel o' de fence, An' de gander on de t'other side o' Jordan.
W'en I went 'cross de cotton patch I give my ho'n a blow. I thought I heared pretty Lizie say: "Oh, yon'er come my beau!" So: I axed pretty Lizie to marry me, An' what d'you reckon...
Bridle up er rat, Saddle up er cat, An' han' me down my big straw hat. In come de cat, Out go de rat, Down go de baby wid 'is big straw hat.
I tell you how dat hypocrite do, He come down to my house, an' talk about you; He talk about me, an' he talk about you; An' dat's de way dat hypocrite do. I tell you how dat hypocr...
I nebber starts to break my colt, Till he's ole enough to trabble. I nebber digs my taters up Wen dey's only right to grabble. So w'en you sees me risin' up To structify in meetin'...
Ole Aunt Jemima grow so tall, Dat she couldn' see de groun'. She stumped her toe, an' down she fell From de Blackwoods clean to town. W'en Aunt Jemima git in town, An' see dem "ton...
Ole Nora had a lots o' hands A clearin' new ground patches. He said he's gwineter build a Ark, An' put tar on de hatches. He had a sassy Mo'gan hoss An' gobs of big fat cattle; An'...
'Possum meat is good an' sweet, I always finds it good to eat. My dog tree, I went to see. A great big 'possum up dat tree. I retch up an' pull him in, Den dat ole 'possum 'gin to...
One day as I wus a-ridin' by, Said dey: "Ole man, y[=o]' hoss will die"-- "If he dies, he is my loss; An' if he lives, he is my hoss." Nex' day w'en I come a-ridin' by, Dey said: "...
I went down de road, I went in a whoop; An' I met Aunt Dinah Wid a chicken pot o' soup. Sing: "I went away from dar; hook-a-doo-dle, hook-a-doo-dle." "I went away from dar; hook-a-...
Now whilst we's here 'round de table, All you young ones git right still. I wants to l'arn you some good manners, So's you'll think o' Uncle Bill. Cose we's gwineter 'scuse Merlind...