'Weh Down Souf
c. 1897(Approximate date)· Daniel Webster Davis (poet)
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- 'Weh Down Souf and Other Poems
O, de birds ar’ sweetly singin’, ’Weh down Souf, An’ de banjer is a-ringin’, ’Weh down Souf; An’ my heart it is a-sighin’, Whil’ de moments am a-flyin’. Fur my hom’ I am a-cryin’, ’Weh down Souf. Dar de pickaninnies ’s playin’, ’Weh down Souf, An’ fur dem I am a-prayin’, ’Weh down Souf; An’ when I gits sum munny, Yo’ kin bet I’m goin’, my hunny, Fur de lan’ dat am so sunny, ’Weh down Souf. Whil’ de win’ up here’s a-blowin’, ’Weh down Souf De corn is sweetly growin’, ’Weh down Souf. Dey tells me here ub freedum, But I ain’t a-gwine to heed um, But I’se gwine fur to lebe um. Fur ’weh down Souf. I bin up here a’-wuckin’, From ’weh down Souf, An’ I ain’t a bin a-shurkin’— I’m frum ’weh down Souf; But I’m gittin’ mighty werry, An’ de days a-gittin’ drerry, An’ I’m hongry, O, so berry, Fur my hom’ down Souf. O, de moon dar shines de brighter, ’Weh down Souf, An’ I know my heart is lighter, ’Weh down Souf; An’ de berry thought brings pledjur, I’ll be happy dar ’dout medjur, Fur dar I hab my tredjur, ’Weh down Souf.
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