SWING yo' lady roun' an' roun', Do de bes' you know; Mek yo' bow an' p'omenade Up an' down de flo'; Mek dat banjo hump huhse'f, Listen at huh talk: Mastah gone to town to-night; 'T ain't no time to walk. Lif' yo' feet an' flutter thoo, Run, Miss Lucy, run; Reckon you 'll be cotched an' kissed 'Fo' de night is done. You don't need to be so proud -- I 's a-watchin' you, An' I 's layin' lots o' plans Fu' to git you, too. Moonlight on de cotton-fiel' Shinin' sof' an' white, Whippo'will a-tellin' tales Out thaih in de night; An' yo' cabin 's 'crost de lot: Run, Miss Lucy, run; Reckon you 'll be cotched an' kissed 'Fo' de night is done. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...REINFORCEMENTS by MARIANNE MOORE THE EVENING WIND by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT BY THE ALMA RIVER by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK ALL THAT'S PAST by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE TORTOISE SHELL by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE BEAUTIFUL MEALS by THOMAS STURGE MOORE |