Strong Hands

Here's y[=o]' bread, an' here's y[=o]' butter; An' here's de hands fer to make you sputter. Tetch dese hands, w'en you wants to tetch a beaver. If dese hands tetch you, you'll sh[=...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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Rabbit Soup

Rabbit soup! Rabbit sop! Rabbit e't my tunnup top. Rabbit hop, rabbit jump, Rabbit hide behin' dat stump. Rabbit stop, twelve o'clock, Killed dat rabbit wid a rock. Rabbit's mine....

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"
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Jackson Put That Kettle On!

Jackson, put dat kittle on! Fire, steam dat coffee done! Day done broke, an' I got to run Fer to meet my gal by de risin' sun. My ole Mosser say to me, Dat I mus' drink [10]sassfac...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes DANCE RHYME SONG SECTION
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Presenting A Hat To Phoebe

Sister Phoebe: Happy wus we, W'en we sot under dat Juniper tree. Take dis hat, it'll keep y[=o]' head warm. Take dis kiss, it'll do you no harm. Sister Phoebe: De hours, dey're few...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes COURTSHIP RHYME SECTION
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Susan Jane

I know somebody's got my Lover; Susan Jane! Susan Jane! Oh, cain't you tell me; help me find 'er? Susan Jane! Susan Jane! If I lives to see nex' Fall; Susan Jane! Susan Jane! I hai...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PLAY RHYME SECTION
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From Slavery

Chile: I come from out'n slavery, Whar de Bull-whup bust de hide; Back dar, whar dis gineration Natchully widdered up an' died!

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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Miss Slippy Sloppy

Ole Miss Slippy Sloppy jump up out'n bed, Den out'n de winder she poke 'er nappy head, "Jack! O Jack! De gray goose's dead. Dat fox done gone an' bit off 'er head!" Jack run up de...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PASTIME RHYME SECTION
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The Old Black Gnats

Dem ole black gnats, dey is so bad I cain't git out'n here. Dey stings, an' bites, an' runs me mad; I cain't git out'n here. Dem ole black gnats dey sings de song, "You cain't git...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PLAY RHYME SECTION
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Rabbit Hash

Dere wus a big ole rabbit Dat had a mighty habit A-settin' in my gyardin, An' eatin' all my cabbitch. I hit 'im wid a mallet, I tapped 'im wid a maul. Sich anudder rabbit hash, You...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE NEGRO THEME SUNG WITH "FROG WENT A-COURTING"
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Aspiration

If I wus de President Of dese United States, I'd eat good 'lasses candy, An' swing on all de gates.

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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In A Rush

Here I comes jes a-rearin' an' a-pitchin', I hain't had no kiss since I lef' de ole kitchin. Candy, dat's sweet; dat's very, very clear; But a kiss from y[=o]' lips would be sweete...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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A Sick Wife

Las' Sadday night my wife tuck sick, An' what d'you reckon ail her? She e't a tucky gobbler's head An' her stomach, it jes' fail her. She squall out: "Sam, bring me some mint! Make...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"
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Destitute Former Slave Owners

Missus an' Mosser a-walkin' de street, Deir han's in deir pockets an' nothin' to eat. She'd better be home a-washin' up de dishes, An' a-cleanin' up de ole man's raggitty britches....

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PASTIME RHYME SECTION
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Drinking Razor Soup

He's been drinkin' razzer soup; Dat sharp Nigger, black lak ink. If he don't watch dat tongue o' his, Somebody'll hurt 'im 'f[=o]r' he think. He cain't drive de pigeons t' roost, D...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes WISE SAYING SECTION
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Antebellum Marriage Proposal

(A proposal of marriage with the answer deferred) (He) De ocean, it's wide; de sea, it's deep. Yes, in y[=o]' arms I begs to sleep, Not fer one time, not fer three; But long as we-...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes COURTSHIP RHYME SECTION
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Gray And Black Horses

I went down to de woods an' I couldn' go 'cross, So I paid five dollars fer an ole gray hoss. De hoss wouldn' pull, so I s[=o]l' 'im fer a bull. De bull wouldn' holler, so I s[=o]l...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"
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Tuba Blay Or An Evening Song

1. Seah O, Tuba blay. Tuba blay, Tuba blay. 2. O blay wulna nahn blay. Tuba blay, Tuba blay. Translation 1. Oh please Tuba sing. Tuba sing, Tuba sing. 2. Oh sing that song. Tuba si...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes FOREIGN SECTION
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Outrunning The Devil

I went upon de mountain, An' I seed de Devil comin'. I retched an' got my hat an' coat, An' I beat de Devil runnin'. As I run'd down across de fiel', A rattlesnake bit me on de hee...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PASTIME RHYME SECTION
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Sparking Or Courting

I'se heaps older dan three. I'se heaps thicker dan barks; An' de older I gits, De m[=o]' harder I sparks. I sparks fast an' hard, For I'se feared I mought fail. Dough I'se gittin'...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes COURTSHIP RHYME SECTION
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The Mule's Kick

Is dis me, or not me, Or is de Devil got me? Wus dat a muskit shot me? Is I laid here more'n a week?-- Dat ole mule do kick amazin', An' I 'spec's he's now a-grazin' On de t'other...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PASTIME RHYME SECTION
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Old Aunt Kate

Jes look at Ole Aunt Kate at de gyardin gate! She's a good ole 'oman. W'en she sift 'er meal, she give me de husk; W'en she cook 'er bread, she give me de crust. She put de hosses...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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They Steal Gossip

You know: Some folks say dat a Nigger won't steal, But Mosser cotch six in a watermillion fiel'; A-cuttin', an' a-pluggin' an' a-tearin' up de vines, A-eatin' all de watermillions,...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PASTIME RHYME SECTION
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My Baby

I'se de daddy of dis liddle black baby. He's his mammy's onliest sweetest liddle Coon. Got de look on de forehead lak his daddy, Pretty eyes jes as big as de moon. I'se de daddy of...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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The Courting Boy

W'en I wus a liddle boy, Jes fifteen inches high; De way I court de pretty gals, It make de ole folks cry. De geese swim in de middle pon'. De ducks fly 'cross de clover. Run an' t...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes COURTSHIP SONG RHYME SECTION
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Flap-jacks

I loves my wife, an' I loves my baby: An' I loves dem flap-jacks a-floatin' in gravy. You play dem chyards, an' make two passes: While I eats dem flap-jacks a-floatin' in 'lasses....

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE NEGRO THEME SUNG WITH "FROG WENT A-COURTING"
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Fox And Geese

Br'er Fox wa'k out one moonshiny night, He say to hisse'f w'at he's a gwineter do. He say, "I'se gwineter have a good piece o' meat, Bef[=o]' I leaves dis townyoo. Dis townyoo, dis...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"
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Brag And Boast

Brag is a big dog; But Hold Fast, he is better. Dem big black rough hands, Dey cain't write no letter. Boast, he barks an' growls loud; But Bulger, he hain't no shirker. Dat big lo...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes WISE SAYING SECTION
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Uncle Ned

Jes lay down de shovel an' de hoe. Jes hang up de fiddle an' de bow. No more hard work fer ole man Ned, Fer he's gone whar de good Niggers go. He didn' have no years fer to hear, D...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes ONE TUNE USED WITH "BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP!"
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Little Sister Won't You Marry Me?

Liddle sistah in de barn, jine de weddin'. Youse de sweetest liddle couple dat I ever did see. Oh Love! Love! Ahms all 'round me! Say, liddle sistah, won't you marry me? Oh step ba...

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes PLAY RHYME SECTION
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My Dog Cuff

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Cuff; I sent 'im to town to buy some snuff. He drapped de bale, an' he spilt de snuff, An' I guess dat speech is long enough.

Martin Luther King Folk Rhymes NURSERY RHYME SECTION
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