Gwine to leeb dis dear ol’ place,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Time’s er flyin’, I mus’ make has’e,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Hate to go, but I kain’t say no,
It gives mah hea’t er pang o’ woe,
Yo’ all’s mah fren’, not one’s mah foe,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Sistah Jane, an’ uncle Joe?
Good bye, honey; good bye!
I hope we’ll see us all sum mo’,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
We’s gittin’ ol’, we’s gittin’ gray,
Ah days am dun’ fo’ makin’ hay,
Ah steps cum slo’ we’s wastin’ ’way,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
We’s had good times on dis ol’ place,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
We’s frollic’d in de possum chase,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
We’s picked de cotton, hoed de co’n,
We’s picked de berries spite o’ thorns,
We’s wocked at night, we’s wocked at morn,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Hain’t dat Miss Linndy, obeah dah?
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Sho’ it am; well, I declah!
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Cum an’ shake de ol’ man’s han’,
Gwine to leeb ol’ massa’s lan’
’Deed, Miss Linndy, yo’ look gran’,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Rastus? little Rastus, chile,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Look ee dah, jes’ see him smile,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Jes’ ez natshul ez his paw,
De bes’ chile dat I ebbah saw,
Got de mannahs ub his maw,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Whah is Massa, is he ’roun’?
Good bye, honey; good bye!
’Pears’ I koch his footstep soun’,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
I ’fess it’s hard to leeb him now,
To say good bye, I doan’ kno’ how,
I’ll shake his han’, jes’ make er bow,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Mockin’ bird up in de tree?
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Yo’s sung er manny day to me.
Good bye, honey; good bye!
Er manny day dis hea’t o’ mine
Yo’s cheered it wid yo’ song divine,
An’ made de sunlight brighter shine,
Good bye, honey; good bye!
