A Frolic

From ImmortalPoetry
Jump to navigationJump to search
Pg-82.jpg

Swing yo’ lady roun’ an’ roun’,
Do de bes’ you know;
Mek yo’ bow an’ p’omenade
Up an’ down de flo’;
Mek dat banjo hump huhse’f,
Listen at huh talk:
Mastah gone to town to-night;
‘T ain’t no time to walk.

Lif’ yo’ feet an’ flutter thoo,
Run, Miss Lucy, run;
Reckon you’ll be kotched an’ kissed
‘Fo” de night is done.
You don’t need to be so proud –
I ‘s a-watchin’ you,
An’ I ‘s layin’ lots o’ plans
Fu’ to git you, too.

Pg-85.jpg

Moonlight on de cotton-fiel’
Shinin’ sof, an’ white,
Whippo’will a-tellin’ tales
Out thaih in de night;
An’ yo’ cabin ‘s ‘crost de lot:
Run, Miss Lucy, run;
Reckon you’ll be kotched an’ kissed
‘Fo de night is done.


Add your comment
ImmortalPoetry welcomes all comments. If you do not want to be anonymous, register or log in. It is free.