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GOOD NEWS FROM GEORGIA, by                    
First Line: "yassir, I'm a no'thern coon"
Last Line: Dat dat's de news from georgy
Subject(s): News


YASSIR, I'm a no'thern coon,
But wate'million's jus' mah size —
What's de news from Georgy?
Ripe in de sun an' ripe in de moon,
Oh, Lo'dy, how dat fruit I prize —
What's de news from Georgy?

An'it may be no'th an' it may be south,
But dey's one thing stops de bigges' mouth,
An' de crop am good an' de price am low —
An' al de cullud folks dey know
Dat dat's de news from Georgy.

I am black an' so's de seed;
Mah gal's sweet, de million's sweet —
What's de news from Georgy?
Flash so red it like to bleed —
But no gal's good enough to eat —
What's de news from Georgy?

Oh, I'll sing mah song an' smoke mah pipe,
An' summer's come when de million's ripe;
Dey's ripe and plenty down below
An' all de cullud folks dey know
Dat dat's de news from Georgy.





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