Plantation Echoes: A Collection of Original Negro Dialect Poems by Elliott Blaine Henderson - HTML preview

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PO’ LI’L’ RASTUS.

Little Rastus feelin’ blue—

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Out o’ sorts an’ gloomy, too!

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Broke his little hobby hoss.

Makes de little fellah cross.

Doan’ cry, honey, ’tain’ much loss.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

He jes’ wo’ out, rompin’ ’roun’,

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Git up, honey, fum de groun’.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

 

Look ee dah, dun spiled yo’ dress,

An’ it am yo’ Sunday bes’,

Now hain’t yo’ er poody mess!

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Whut dat stickin’ on yo’ han’?

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Yo’ bin in de ’lasses can.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Whut dat whut de Bible say

’Bout de chile dat steal dat ’way?

He’ll go whah de bad man stay!

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Dat ol’ bad man am er sight.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Cum er sneakin’ ’roun’ at night.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Cum an’ koch yo’ when yo’ sleep,

Den he take er great big leap!

Down er hol’ dat’s way down deep!

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Cum hyeah, little wooly head.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Gwine to tuck yo’ way to bed.

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

Look ee dah, de day dun gone!

Shaddahs streamin’ th’ew de co’n,

Sleep until de sunlight dawn!

Po’ li’l’ Rastus!

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