Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SAVANNAH RIVER, by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, de yaller, muddy, lazy, ol' savannah Last Line: A-callin' to de homesick heart o' me! Subject(s): Savannah River | ||||||||
OH, de yaller, muddy, lazy, ol' Savannah, A-swingin' an' a-singin' to de sea A-swingin' pas' de cabin o' mah childhood, A-singin' to de happy heart o' me! De preacher all time preachin' 'bout de Jurdan I lissens wid respeck to whut he say ... Good Baptises is boun' to be respeckful, 'Cause dey got to git to Heaven de river way! So I don' do no 'sputin' 'bout de Jurdan Naw, I don' give de preacher no back talk, But ... I keeps wonderin' whut he know 'bout rivers, 'Cause dey ain't no wuth-while rivers roun' New Yawk! De Hudson and de Harlem bofe is rivers At leas' de folks around heah calls 'em so, But ef dey jes' could see de ol' Savannah, Dey wouldn't call dem riversnot no mo'! Believe me, man, dat is a sho-nuff river! Cyarn' skyurcely see acrost it, so wide! An' deep! Dat river jes' ain' got no bottom Leas' dey ain' foun' it yet, de ones whut tried! Is it got fish? You make me laugh, man! It's de fishinest river dat you ever see! Jes' drap yo' hookdon' skyurcely haf to bait it, An' you got fish fo' dinner, believe me! Braggin'? Who-me? How come you sesso? Nossuh, I ain' no han' fo' braggin'not a-tall! Butscusin', mebbe, of de river Jurdan, De ol' Savannah River beats 'em all! How come I lef' it, den, you ups an' ax me? Why, Lawsy! me, mahself, don't skyurcely know! De young, dey wandersalways seekin', seekin' But home is whah de ol' ones wants to go! Oh, de yaller, muddy, lazy, ol' Savannah, A-swingin' an' a-singin' to de sea I heah it singin' still an' still a-callin', A-callin' to de homesick heart o' me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MOTHER SPEAKS by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A POEM OF THE SEA by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A SONG OF YOUTH by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY A WOMAN I KNEW by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY ACROSS THE YEARS by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AFTER LONG YEARS by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AFTERMATH by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AN EPITAPH by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY ARMISTICE DAY by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY AT PARTING by ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY |
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