PO' ole bossie cow 's down in de marsh, Down in de marsh where de col' winds am blowin', Eb'ry now an' den when de staum dies away Seems if I hyard ole bossie cow a-lowin'. So out by de cabin do' I stan' on de sweep, An' listen in de win' an' dampnin' weddah, An 't 'pears dat I hear ole bossie cow agin, An' I low dat she say, "Come down in de meddah." Den down froo de marsh land trampin' along, Down froo de gloom an' de night rains a-fallin', Pickin' my way through the whisperin' reeds, "Co-boss, co-boss, co-boss" a-callin'. Den all ob a sudden I come to a stop, An' dar ole bossie cow so gentle an' so kyind; An' I coax up ole brindle, an' I lead her by de ho'n; A wee little bossie cow comes follerin' on behin', A wee little bossie comes follerin' on behin'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT CASTERBRIDGE FAIR: 1. THE BALLAD-SINGER by THOMAS HARDY A BALLAD UPON A WEDDING by JOHN SUCKLING ALEXANDER VI DINES WITH THE CARDINAL OF CAPUA by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: A LOVE LETTER by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE QUEST OF SUMMER by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON L'AMITIE EST L'AMOUR SANS AILES by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |