Sich a li'l feller, en he settin' up so wise! Say he like his daddy, but he got his mammy's eyes; Angel tuck en drap him fum a winder in de skies-- By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'. Sich a li'l feller, in de cunnin'es' er cloze! Say he love his daddy, but his mammy's what he knows! Foun' him in de springtime, en dey tuck him fer a rose-- By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'. Sich a li'l feller, en he talkin' like a man! By-bye, by-bye, kiss yo' li'l han'; Lots er li'l chillun in de sleepy lan'-- By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...O BLACK AND UNKNOWN BARDS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON PAMPINEA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH SPRING THOUGHTS by FLORENCE E. BALDWIN THE ALBATROSS by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE LOVE MAKES THE BEST POETS; AN IDYLLIUM by BION IN AN ANCIENT LAND by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |