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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLACK MAMMY'S LULLABY, 1855, by WIGHTMAN FLETCHER MELTON Poet's Biography
First Line: Go t' sleep, li'l honey, white chile
Last Line: Good-night, white chile, good-night.
Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks
First Line: Go t' sleep, li'l honey, white chile
Last Line: Good-night, white chile, good-night.
Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks
Go t' sleep, li'l honey, white chile,
Ol' mammy love' you so
It 'mos' nigh breck 'er heaht in two
To hyeah you sobbin' so.
De angels dey is singin'--
De angels all is white--
An' dis is whut dey's sayin';
Good-night, white chile, good-night.
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