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DE SPRING-HOUSE by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING

First Line: DOWN TO DE SPRING-HOUSE AM WHAR I LONG TO WANDAH
Last Line: DOWN IN DE SPRING-HOUSE AM GOOD ENUFF FO' ME.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLACKS; SPRING; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
DOWN to de spring-house am whar I long to wandah --
De ole do' a-creakin' as hit swings to en fro,
Down to de spring-house standin' ovah yondah,
Standin' ovah yondah in de long time ago.

Down by de spring-house de lilacs am a-bloomin';
Hollyhocks a-noddin' an' honeysuckles thick.
Down by de spring-house I listen to de lowin',
An' reckon de ole brindle cow am wadin' up de creek.

Down by de spring-house once again I'm walkin';
Yellah cream 'pon de shef, kain't let it be.
Down in de spring-house no use in talkin' --
Col' greens an' hog-jole's good enuff fo' me.

Down to de spring-house missus comes a-callin',
Ol' hound's a-bahkin an' massa 'gins ter shout.
Down in de spring-house what a caterwaulin' --
Jais sort a-waitin' fo' de niggah to come out.

Down by de spring-house blackbirds eat de cherry,
Wasp suck de honeysuckle, clovah feed de bee.
Down in de spring-house niggah nevah worry --
Down in de spring-house am good enuff fo' me.



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