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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` "BLACK SPIRITUAL: ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: My brudder sittin' on de tree of life
Last Line: "o my soul arise in heaven, lord, / for yearde when jordan roll"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


"BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (1)", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "swing low, sweet chariot"
Last Line: Coming for to carry me home
Variant Title(s): "swing Low, Sweet Chariot;
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;american Civil War;black Songs;homecoming;u.s. - History; Negro Spirituals


"BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (2)", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "oh, de good ole chariot swing so low"
Last Line: "swing low, sweet chariot, / I don't want to leave me behind"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


"BLOW YOU TRUMPET, GABRIEL", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: De talles' trees in paradise
Last Line: And I hope dat trump might blow me home / to de new jerusalem
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


"DO DOWN, MOSES", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: When israel was in egypt's land
Last Line: O let my people go
Variant Title(s): Jubilee Song;let My People Go
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


"JIM CRACK CORN, OR THE BLUE TAIL FLY", by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: When I was young I us'd to wait / on massa and hand him de plate
Last Line: "I nebber forget till de day I die, / ole massa an' dat blue tail fly"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;flies;slavery; Negro Spirituals;serfs


A NEGRO SONG OF HOME, by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Tain't berry many people wat'll listen to a niggah
Last Line: Frough de singin' ob de kettle on de hob.
Alternate Author Name(s): King, Ben
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Song & Music; Black Songs; Home; Negroes; American Blacks; Negro Spirituals


A' WOULD BE' IMMIGRANT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Conjo celestine! Oh %he was going to panama
Last Line: Twenty cents for a cup of tea
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


A, B, C (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You'd better come out an' wuk lak me
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


AIN'T GOT NO PLACE TO LAY MY HEAD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ALABAMA WAY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down yon'er 'in de alerbamer way'
Last Line: Niggers' legs hang down fer de chicken t' roost on
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ALBERTA, LET YO' HAIR HANG LOW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ANCHOR LINE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se gwine out on de anchor line, dinah
Last Line: Come go wid me; I'll set you free, - dinah
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ANIMAL ATTIRE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat coon, he w'ar a undershirt
Last Line: But dese don't stop no gun
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ANIMAL FAIR (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Has you ever hearn tell 'bout de animal fair?
Last Line: Dat pleased all dem monkeys
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ANIMAL PERSECUTORS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went up on de mountain
Last Line: To see me runnin' 'bout
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ANTEBELLUM COURTSHIP INQUIRY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Is you a flyin' lark or a settin' dove?
Last Line: To jine my fence to yo' plantation
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ANTEBELLUM MARRIAGE PROPOSAL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De ocean, it's wide; de sea, it's deep
Last Line: An' answer up 'greeable fer a s'prise
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ARE YOU CAREFUL? (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Is you keerful; w'en you goes down de street
Last Line: An' think 'bout dem words dat you say?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ARGUING A BARGAIN (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ise a arg'in de bargain, my honey love
Last Line: I'll die and go to glory, it will be so
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ARK (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole nora hda a lots o' hands
Last Line: Ole ham, he sot an' knocked de chunes, %de happiest of de niggers
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


AS I WENT TO SHILOH, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: As I went down
Last Line: An' blowed dis nigger clear to thundergust
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ASPIRATION (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If I wus de president
Last Line: An' swing on all de gates
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


AUNT DINAH DRUNK: 1, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole aunt dinah, she got drunk
Last Line: Way down on de ole plank road
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


AUNT DINAH DRUNK: 2, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Old aunt dinah she got drunk
Last Line: Look here, mr. Negro, don't do that again
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


AUNT JEMIMA (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole aunt jemima grow so tall
Last Line: To de backwoods whar she stays
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


AWFUL HARBINGERS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en de big owl whoops
Last Line: Caze de 'hants' is comin' 'round
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


B'Y SARA BURNED DOWN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down the rivuh an' I couldn't stay long, b'y sara burned down
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BAA! BAA! BLACK SHEEP (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Poor liddle black sheep's %got no mammy
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BABY WANTS CHERRIES (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De cherries, dey're red; de cherries, dey're ripe
Last Line: An' de pickaninny sholy won't cry
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BAD FEATURES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Blue gums an' black eyes
Last Line: Make a hole in de groun'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BANJO PICKING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hush boys! Hush boys! Don't make a noise
Last Line: Sweep dat kittle wid a bran' new broom
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BAT! BAT! (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: If you don't want to git fersaken
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BEDBUG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De june-bug's got de golden wing
Last Line: Good-bye, miss lize jane
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BEEFSTEAK WHEN I'M HONGRY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BEEN ALL AROUN' THE WHOLE ROUN' WORL', by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BIG BALL DOWN TOWN (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BITTER LOVERS' QUARREL - ONE SIDE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: You nasty dog. You dirty dog
Last Line: I thinks myse'f above you
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BLACK-EYED PEAS FOR LUCK (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: One time I went a-huntin'
Last Line: An' 'possum come your way
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BLESSING WITH COMPANY PRESENT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh lawd now bless an' bin' us
Last Line: Don't let none hongry fin' us
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BLESSING WITHOUT COMPANY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh lawd have mussy now upon us
Last Line: Dey eats mos' all our victuals from us
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BLINDFOLD PLAY CHANT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh blin' man! Oh blin' man!
Last Line: Did you thought dat you'd cotch us, %mistah blin' man?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BOB-WHITE'S SONG (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: At can -! Dle -! Light!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BOLLY-O (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down in de hills an' a 'bolly-o'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BOTHER BEN AND SISTER SAL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole br'er ben's a mighty ole man
Last Line: Don't you see dat ole gray goose %a-smilin' at de gander?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BOUGHT ME A WIFE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Bought me a wife an' de wife please me
Last Line: My cat go: 'fiddle-toe! Fiddle-toe!'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BOUND TO PUT ON AIRS (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I love dat gal dat deey call suze ann
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BRAG AND BOAST, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Brag is a big dog
Last Line: He hain't never no worker
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BRIDLE UP A RAT (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Down go de baby wid 'is big straw hat
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BRING ON YOUR HOT CORN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Bring along yo hot co'n
Last Line: I loves dat jimmy-john
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BUCK AND BERRY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Buck an' berry run a race
Last Line: So he died wid choleree
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BUCK-EYED RABBIT! WHOOPEE! (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat squir'l, he's a cunnin' thing
Last Line: Squir'l's got a long way to go
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BUDGET, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If I lives to see nex' spring
Last Line: I'se gwineter spen' my money on myself
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BULLFROG PUT ON THE SOLDIER CLOTHES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' de bullfrog shoot at 'em all nex' day
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BUSCHER GARDEN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: All a night, me da watch a brother wayrum
Last Line: Me a beg a me buscher a pardon
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BUTTERFLY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Pretty liddle butterfly, yaller as de gold
Last Line: But you know I'se bound to git you, yet, my liddle butterfly
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BUY FLOWERS FOR ME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: When but a small lad, I had a bad dad
Last Line: Til death came and carried him away
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BYANSWAH-BYANSWAHN OR A BOAT SONG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh boat, come back to me
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


BYE-O (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Bye oh, bye oh
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CAPTAIN COON: 1 (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Captain coon's a mighty man
Last Line: Till he's feared ole rober'll bite
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CAPTAIN COON: 2 (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Raccoon is a mighty man
Last Line: Until he hears old beaver bark
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CAPTAIN JIM REES AN' THE KATIE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CARE IN BREAD-MAKING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en you sees dat gal o' mine
Last Line: To roll up 'er dirty sleeves
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CARELESS LOVE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Love, oh love, oh careless love, love, oh love
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CARRYIN' SACKS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'm goin' up the rivuh to carry them sacks
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CAUGHT BY THE WITCH PLAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Molly, molly, molly-bright
Last Line: Or de witches'll git yer
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CHICKEN IN THE BREAD TRAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Auntie, will yo' dog bite?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CHICKEN PIE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you wants to make an ole nigger feel good
Last Line: Dat I gits be bigges' slice
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CHILDREN'S SEATING RHYME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: You set outside, an' ketch de cow-hide
Last Line: You set 'round about, an' git scrouged out
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CHRISTMAS TURKEY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I prayed to de lawd for tucky-o
Last Line: An' I brung my tucky home
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CHUCK WILL'S WIDOW SONG (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh nimber, nimber will-o!
Last Line: Don't hurt de liddle babies; dey is too sweet to kill-o
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CLANDESTINE LETTER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Kind miss: if I sent you a letter
Last Line: Fer dat's mo' secretter
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COFFEE GROWS ON WHITE FOLKS' TREES (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So dat yeller gal loves dat high-hat dandy
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COLLEGE OX, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole ox! Ole ox! How'd you come up here?
Last Line: Now! Now, you comes up here for some sort o' college use
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COME ON, MY PINK, AN' TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COME, LOVE, COME, THE BOAT LIES LOW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COOKING DINNER (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Bile dem cabbage down
Last Line: Gwineter eat 'em skins an' all
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COTTON EYED JOE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hol' my fiddle an' hol' my bow
Last Line: Dey say he's been sol' down to guinea gall
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COURTING BOY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en I wus a liddle boy
Last Line: I'se gwine now to see ole sal
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COURTSHIP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Kind miss: I'se on de stage o' action
Last Line: We never would part
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


COW NEEDS A TAIL IN FLY-TIME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat ole black sow, she can root in de mud
Last Line: Den de cow'd need a tail in fly-time
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CROOKED NOSE JANE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I courted a gal down de lane
Last Line: An' she look jes as lean as a weasel half-fed
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


CROSSING A FOOT-LOG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Me an' my wife an' my bobtail dog
Last Line: But I helt to my liddle brown jug, you bet
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DAY'S HAPPINESS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went out to milk an' I didn't know how
Last Line: Dat ole goose laid, an' de gander sot
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DEEDLE, DUMPLING (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DERE'S NO HIDIN' PLACE DOWN DERE, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
Last Line: "he wanted to go to hebben, but he had to go to hell / dere's no hidin' place down dere"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


DESTINIES OF GOOD AND BAD CHILDREN (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: One, two, three, fo', five, six, seben
Last Line: To segashuate wid ole man joe
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DESTITUTE FORMER SLAVE OWNERS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Missus an' mosser a-walkin' de street
Last Line: Hain't no nigger slaves in de year jubilee
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DEVIL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: The rousters, except when singing of a packet, usually express their
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DEVILISH PIGS (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I wish I had a load o' poles
Last Line: Dey'll root 'round in my pot
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DID YOU FEED MY COW? (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Did yer feed my cow?' 'yes, mam!'
Last Line: Oh, how did they come?' 'flop! Flop! Flop!'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DIE IN THE PIG-PEN FIGHTING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat ole sow said to de barrer
Last Line: Yes, die wid a bitin' jaw
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DINAH'S DINNER HORN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: It's a col', frosty mornin'
Last Line: Say? Don't you want to go?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DIXIE, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: Dis world was made in jis' six days
Last Line: "look away, look away, look away, dixie land"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;southern States; Negro Spirituals;south (u.s.)


DO I LOVE YOU?, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Does I love you wid all my heart?
Last Line: I'd spit you in de river
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DOES MONEY TALK?, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dem whitefolks say dat money talk
Last Line: It up an' say: 'farewell!'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DON'T ASK ME QUESTIONS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Don't axe me no questions
Last Line: Hain't no place lak my house %found un'er de sun
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DON'T SING BEFORE BREAKFAST (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You'll cry 'fore you sleep
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DON'T TELL ALL YOU KNOW, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Keep dis in min', an' all 'll go right
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DOODLE-BUG (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DOWN IN LONESOME GARDEN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hain't no use to weep, hain't no use to moan
Last Line: Nor down in my lonesome gyardin
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DOWN THE RIVUH, DOWN, BOYS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DRINKING RAZOR SOUP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: He's been drinkin' razzer soup
Last Line: Cain't more 'an drive dat ole mule chyart
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


DUKE SEE THE TIE PILE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


EARLY IN THE MORNIN', by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Early in the mornin' jes' about the break uv day
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ELEPHANT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My mammy gimme fifteen cents
Last Line: An' he won't git back 'fore de fo'th o' july
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


END OF TEN LITTLE NEGROES (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ten liddle niggers, a-eatin', fat an' fine
Last Line: Gun go off 'bang!' an' dat lef' none
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: Ezeekiel saw de wheel
Last Line: "dis ole worl' gwine reel an' rock, / 'way in de middle ob de air"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


FATTENING FROGS FOR SNAKES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: You needn't sen' my gal hoss apples
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FED FROM THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I nebber starts to break my cold
Last Line: An' done some apple eatin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FERD HEROLD BLUES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Big boat's up the rivuh an' she won't come down
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FEW NEGROES BY STATE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Alabammer nigger say he love mush
Last Line: An' break his head on a pone o' co'n bread
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FINE PLASTER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en it's sheep skin an' beeswax
Last Line: De mo' it sticks de faster
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FISHING SIMON (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Simon tuck his hook an' pole
Last Line: He give sunday fishin' up
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FLAP-JACKS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I loves my wife, an' I loves my baby
Last Line: Fer I hain't gwineter give you no flap-jack
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FOLK SONG, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "steal away, steal away, steal away to jesus"
Last Line: I ain't got long to stay here
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;jesus Christ; Negro Spirituals


FOLK SONG, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "go down, moses, / way down in egypt land"
Last Line: Let my people go
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;egypt; Negro Spirituals


FOLLOW THAT GENT'MEN WITH A HAT ON HIS HEAD (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Green grows the willow tree
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FORTY-FOUR, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If de people'll jes gimme
Last Line: What chapter did he read frim? 'twsu forty-fo'!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FOUR RUNAWAY NEGROES - WHENCE THEY CAME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Once fo' runaway niggers
Last Line: Fer dat gal wus sweeter dan sugar cane
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FOX AND GEESE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Br'er fox wak'd out one moonshiny night
Last Line: Yes, I heard 'im w'en he holler 'quinny-quanio'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FOX AND GEESE PLAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Fox in de mawning
Last Line: More 'an you're able to ketch
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FOX AND RABBIT DRINKING PROPOSITION, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Fox on de low ground
Last Line: I wants it fer myself
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FREE AT LAST, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "free at last, free at last; / I thank god I'm free at last"
Last Line: O free at last
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;freedom;slavery; Negro Spirituals;liberty;serfs


FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM A CHICKEN-ROOST, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went down to de hen house on my knees
Last Line: Den perhaps I mought eat dat ole gray hen
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FROG IN A MILL (NURSERY RHYME) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Once dere wus er frog dat lived in er mill
Last Line: Wid er raker don la bottom o' la kimebo
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FROG WENT A-COURTING (NURSERY RHYME) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De frog went a-co'tin', he did ride
Last Line: Den you mought take my head 'long, too
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FROGS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Frogs, frogs, where are you going?
Last Line: They will turn us all into lizards
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FROM SLAVERY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Chile: I come from out'n slavery
Last Line: Natchully widdered up an' died
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


FULL POCKETBOOK, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De goose at de barn, he feel mighty funny
Last Line: Till dey all fall over a sorter dead line
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GABRIEL'S TRUMPET, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Baptist, baptist, is my name, I hope to live an' die
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GAME CONTESTANT'S SONG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: We're going to dig
Last Line: Sa your de vrai
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GETTING TEN NEGRO BOYS TOGETHER (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: One liddle nigger boy whistle an' stew
Last Line: Call anudder nigger 'piece an' dat make ten
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GO TO BED (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De wood's in de kitchen
Last Line: Had better go to bed
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GO TO SLEEP, I DO LOVE MY LAMB (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Yes, I do love my lamb, yes I do love my lamb
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GO TO SLEEP, LITTLE BABY (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hush-a-bye and don't you cry
Last Line: A coach and six ponies
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOD DAWG MY LOUSY SOUL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOING TO BE GOOD SLAVES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole mosser an' missus has gone down to town
Last Line: An' I'se gwinter wear stockin's jes lak de white folks
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOLD DUST FIRE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOLDEN CITY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: The golden city an' the golden crown, pig iron johnson
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOOD-BY, RING (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a liddle dog, his name wus ring
Last Line: Good-by, ring! I'se done wid you
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOOD-BY, WIFE! (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a liddle wife
Last Line: She walk out on de groun'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOOSEBERRY WINE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Now 'umble uncle steben
Last Line: Call uncle steben back
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOOSIE-GANDER PLAY RHYME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Goosie, goosie, goosie-gander
Last Line: I'll pull yo' years way yander
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GOT A HOME IN THAT ROCK, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I've got a home in a-that rock
Last Line: Better get a home in that rock, %don't you see?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GRASSHOPPER SENSE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere wus a liddle grasshopper
Last Line: Be keerful, my sweet sugar lump
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GRASSHOPPER SITTING ON A SWEET POTATO VINE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Start to eat dat blackbird an' he git choke
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GRAY AND BLACK HORSES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went down to de woods an' I couldn' go 'cross
Last Line: Yes she trabble so hard dat she jolt off my ha'r
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GREAT OWL'S SONG (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ah-hoo-hoo? Ah-hoo-hoo? Ah-hoo-hoo? %an' who'll cook for kelline
Last Line: Rough shot de shoe-boot, an' de lawd he knows who all?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GREEN OAK TREE! ROCKY'O, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GUINEA GALL (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down yon'er in guinea gall
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


GUM TREE CANOE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: On the tombigbee river so bright, I was born
Last Line: Like a feather I float in my gum tree canoe
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HALF WAY DOINGS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My dear brudders an' sisters
Last Line: At de liddle end of de horn
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HALF WAY DOINGS, SELS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Belubbed fellah-trabelers: in holdin' forth to-day
Last Line: De grass keeps on a-growin' fur to smudder up his crap
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HAM BEATS ALL MEAT (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dem white folks set up in a dinin' room
Last Line: An' still it's good sweet ham
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HAMMER THAT KILLED JOHN HENRY (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: This is the hammer
Last Line: Tell him I've gone
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HARD TIMES IN SHELBYVILLE ROCK JAIL (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And he call you by everything cept its your name, oh
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HARVEST SONG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Las' year wus a good crap year %an' we raised beans an' de taters
Last Line: I'se gwineter buy my gal red calico
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HATED BLACKBIRD AND CROW (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat blackbird say unto de crow
Last Line: Caze de kittle mustn' talk about de pot
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HAWK AND BUZZARD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Once: de hawk an' de buzzard went to roost
Last Line: Den he went home wid a smashed in face
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HAWK AND CHICKEN (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hen, an' chickens in a fodder stack
Last Line: An. De jaybird died a-laughin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HAWK AND CHICKENS PLAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Chickamee, chickamee, cranie-crow
Last Line: You shan't have a chick
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HE IS MY HORSE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: One day as I wus a-ridin' by
Last Line: An' if he lives, I'll ride 'im on
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HE LOVES SUGAR AND TEA, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Mistah buster, he loves sugar an' tea
Last Line: What goes wid sister mandy
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HE NEVER SAID A MUMBLIN' WORD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: O they took my blessed lord
Last Line: Not a word, not a word, not a word
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HE PAID ME SEVEN (PARODY), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Our fadder, which are in heaben'
Last Line: An' if I hadn't tuck day, I wouldn't git none
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HE WILL GET MR. COON, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole mistah coon, at de break o' day
Last Line: An' he'll git you sho' this day
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HEAR-SAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hello! Br'er jack. How do you do?
Last Line: Dey's been tryin' to say you's been a-stealin' chickens
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HERE COMES A YOUNG MAN COURTING (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: My lulu, come an' wa'k wid me. 'miss tidlum tidelum day'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HERE I STAND (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Here I stan', raggity an' dirty
Last Line: I hain't had no kiss since I'se been born
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOECAKE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you wants to bake a hoecake
Last Line: You wrops it 'round a nigger's heel, %an' hol's it to de fire
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOW OLD ARE YOU? (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: How old are you my pretty little miss
Last Line: I'll be sixteen next sunday
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOW TO GET TO GLORY LAND, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you wants to fit to glory land
Last Line: An' slip 'way - over into glory lan'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOW TO KEEP OR KILL THE DEVIL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you wants to see de devil smile
Last Line: An' if you don't watch, he'll slip it on you
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOW TO MAKE IT RAIN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Go kill dat snake an' hang him high
Last Line: De storm an' rain'll come bye an' bye
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOW TO PLANT AND CULTIVATE SEEDS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Plant: one fer de blackbird
Last Line: Pull it out'n de hill
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HOW TO PLEASE A PREACHER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you wants to see dat preachah laugh
Last Line: Kill dat chicken an' give him a thigh
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


HUNTING CAMP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Sam got up one mornin'
Last Line: But a big black b'ar
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I AM NOT GOING TO HOBO ANY MORE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My mammy done tol' me a long time ago
Last Line: I hain't never gwineter hobo no mo'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I AM WAITIN' ON THE LEVEE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I COME UP OUT OF EGYPT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I KNOW A MOON-RISE, I KNOW STAR RISE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And my soul and your soul will meet in de day %when I lay dis body down
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I LOVE SOMEBODY (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I loves somebody, yes, I do
Last Line: She's de pretty liddle girl dat beats 'em all
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WALKED DE ROADS, TILL DE ROADS GIT MUDDY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So shore you'se de gal, you'se de ga I'se after
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WENT DOWN DE ROAD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Oh far'-you-well, an' a hook-a-doo-dle-doo
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WISH I WAS AN APPLE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: W'en 'is time come to bake
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WOULD NOT MARRY A BLACK GIRL (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I wouldn't marry a black gal
Last Line: When you has her face around, %it never gits good day
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WOULD RATHER BE A NEGRO THAN A POOR WHITE MAN (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My name's ran, I wuks in de san
Last Line: I'd druther be a nigger, an' plow ole beck %dan a white hillbilly wid his long red neck
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WOULDN'T MARRY A YELLOW OR A WHITE NEGRO GIRL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I sho' loves dat gal dey calls sally 'black'
Last Line: An' her skin, it hain't never dry
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I WUZ BORNED ON THE RIVUH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'LL EAT WHEN I'M HUNGRY (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: I cain't never starve
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'LL GET YOU, RABBIT!, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Rabbit! Rabbit! You'se got a mighty habit
Last Line: You'll be in my fryin' pan
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'LL WEAR ME A COTTON DRESS (MILLY BIGGERS) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, will you wear red? Oh, will you wear red?
Last Line: Dyed wid copperse an' oak-bark
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M A 'ROUND-TOWN' GENTLEMAN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I hain't no wagon, hain't no dray
Last Line: To wk in de mud, an' do widout shoes
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M ALABAMA BOUND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M GOIN' DOWN THE RIVUH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M GOIN' DOWN THE RIVUH, BABY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M GOIN' TO SHIP ON THE MIKE DAVIS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M GOIN' UP THE RIVUH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M THE MAN THAT KIN RAISE SO LONG, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


I'M WUKIN' MY WAY BACK HOME, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IDA RED, IDA RED, I'M GITTIN TIRED UF, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IF YOU FROWNS, AN' I FROWNS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Right in de sunshine wedder
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IN '76 (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down yonder in sebenty-six
Last Line: I'll be ready fer dat great day soon
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IN A MULBERRY TREE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jes looky, looky yonder; w'at I see
Last Line: Dem liddle niggers gwineter roll an' kick
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IN A RUSH (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Here I comes jes a-rearin' an' a-pitchin'
Last Line: But a kiss from yo' lips would be sweeter, my dear
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


INDEPENDENT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se jes as innerpenunt as a pig on ice
Last Line: I don't want no niggers to be he'pin' me 'roun'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


INDIAN FLEA, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Injun flea, bit my knee
Last Line: To wash 'im off, I'd stay a week
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


INVITED TO TAKE THE ESCORT'S ARM, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Miss, does you lak strawberries?
Last Line: Den have a wing dis time
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IS YO' LAMPS GONE OUT?, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


IT IS HARD TO LOVE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But you hain't gwineter lug up in mine
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JACK AND DINAH WANT FREEDOM (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole aunt dinah, she's jes lak me
Last Line: De nex' day de hipe drap off'n yo' back
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JACKSON, PUT THAT KETTLE ON!, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' he sho' gits his po'tion: son
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JAWBONE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Samson, shout! Samson, moan!
Last Line: Jawbone, kill dat wicked thing
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JAYBIRD (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De jaybird jump from lim' to lim'
Last Line: Ole friday devil,' fare - you -well
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JAYBIRD DIED WITH THE WHOOPING COUGH (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De jaybird died wid de whoopin' cough
Last Line: Dat fiddle an' bow jes make 'em fly
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JESUS NEVUH COME IN THE MORNIN', by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOE AND MALINDA JANE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole joe jes swore upon 'is life
Last Line: Nex' day she die wid de whoopin' cough
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOE FOWLER BLUES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Lawd, lawd, semms lak I heerd the joe fowler
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHN GILBERT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: John gilbert is the boat, di de oh, di de oh, john
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHN HENRY (2), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: When john henry was a baby
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHN HENRY (4), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: John henry, he wus a steel-drivin' man
Last Line: To de place whar her steel-drivin' man fell dead
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHN HENRY (7), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: John henry was a little baby
Last Line: An' I don't need no man, %lawd, lawd, an' I don't need no man
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHNNY BIGFOOT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Run brudder, tell de news
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHNNY COME DOWN DE HOLLOW, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Boys, good-bye forever! %oh hollow!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JOHNNY KEEP PICKIN' ON THE BANJO (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Rain forty days and rain forty nights
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JONAH'S BAND PARTY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Setch a kickin' up san'! Joanah's ban
Last Line: Dat nigger don't know how to coonjaint
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JUBA, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Juba dis, an' juba dat
Last Line: Juba do dat long dog stratch. Juba! Juba!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JUDGE BUZZARD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere sets jedge buzzard on de bench
Last Line: Knock him off wid dat monkey wrench
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


JUMP JIM CROW, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Git fus upon yo heel
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KATE ADAMS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, I thought I heard the kate adams when she blowed
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KATIE AN' THE JIM LEE HAD A LITTLE RACE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KATIE AN' THE JIM LEE HAD A RACE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KEPT BUSY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jes as soon as de sun go down
Last Line: An' my head go 'whirly-gig'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KISSING SONG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: A sleish o' breadan' butter fried
Last Line: Caze I'se gwine away to leave you
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KITTY WITH A LONELY EYE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: He went down to this cabin do'
Last Line: Johnny make kitty ki o
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


KNEEL ON THIS CARPET, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jes choose yo' eas'; jes choose yo wes'
Last Line: An' den rise up upon yo' feet
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LAST OF JACK (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a liddle dog, his name wus jack
Last Line: An' dat wus de las' o' poor liddle jack
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LATE ONE NIGHT I WUZ MAKIN' MY ROUN', OVERTOOK, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LEARNING TO COUNT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Naught's a naught
Last Line: You hain't got no money
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LET'S MARRY' COURTSHIP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh miss lizie, how I loves you
Last Line: Let's git married if dey say 'not'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LIKES AND DISLIKES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I sho' loves miss donie! Oh, yes, I do
Last Line: An' she laks to pout
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs; Likes And Dislikes


LITTLE BOY WHO COULDN'T COUNT SEVEN (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Once der wus a liddle boy dat couldn' count one
Last Line: Dey pitched him in a fedder bed; 'e thought he's gwine to heaben
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE DOGS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a liddle dog; his name wus ball'
Last Line: An' w'en he died, I buried 'im in de san'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE MORE WATER (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Fetch a liddle mo' water, buddie
Last Line: Way down in de old wheat field
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE NEGRO FLY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere's a liddle nigger fly
Last Line: But he don't know 'is a, b, c's
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE PICKANINNY (NURSERY RHYME) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Me an' its mammy is both gwine to town
Last Line: Mammy! How de baby grow
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE RED HEN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My liddle red hen, wid a liddle white foot
Last Line: Come, bring it on, honey, an' let's git through
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE ROOSTER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: U had a liddle rooster
Last Line: Wants dat rooster fer deir beau
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE SISTER, WON'T YOU MARRY ME?, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Liddle sistah in de barn, jine de weddin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE SLEEPING NEGROES (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: One liddle nigger a-lyin' in de bed
Last Line: Dey'd better hop out, if dey wants to git fed
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LITTLE SWEETHEART DOWNTOWN (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a little sweetheart, she lived downtown
Last Line: I hope she never seed dat morning gown
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LIZA JANE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Whooper liza a pretty liddle gal
Last Line: But I'se comin' back 'gain
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went down town de yudder night
Last Line: Fer to shoot dem niggers down one by one
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LOVE IS JUST A THING OF FANCY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But ugly'll hol' 'er own
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


LOVERS' GOODNIGHT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Cotton fields white in de bright moonlight
Last Line: Hain't no need a-stayin' ontel nex' day
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MACOMBREY QUEEN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hear the boat a-whistlin', comin' roun' the bend
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MAMMA'S DARLING (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Wid flowers on my shoulders
Last Line: I'se so tired stayin' to myself
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MAMMY, IS MASSA GWINE TO SEE ME TOMORROW? (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Oh, water and pray
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MAN O' WORDS AN' NOT O' DEEDS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is lak a gyarden full o' weeds
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MANY THOUSAND GONE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: No more auction block for me
Last Line: No more mistress' call for me, %many thousand gone
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs; Freedom; Slavery


MASTER HAD A BRAN' NEW COAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MASTER IS SIX FEET ONE WAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Mosser is six foot one way, an' free foot tudder
Last Line: But a liddle mo' holier dan righteous
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MASTER KILLED A BIG BULL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' give poor nigger de chitlins. %sho! Sho!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MASTER'S 'STOLEN' COAT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole mosser bought a brand new coat
Last Line: But he's greener dan a gourd
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ME AN' MY LOVER, WE FALL OUT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' dats de way dat big fuss start
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "michael row de boat ashore, / hallelujah!"
Last Line: "singer row to save your soul, / hallelujah!"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


MISS BLODGER (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De rats an' de mice, dey rund up stairs
Last Line: She 'spects to hit me, but I'se gwineter dodge her
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MISS SLIPPY SLOPPY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole miss slippy sloppy jump up out'n bed
Last Line: Dat he won't want no dinner, but a hole in de ground
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MISS TERRAPIN AND MISS TOAD (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: As I went marchin' down de road
Last Line: For I didn't know zackly which to choose
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MOLLY COTTAINTAIL, OR, GRAVEYARD RABBIT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole molly cottontail, %at night, w'en de moon's pale
Last Line: My luck, it won't be fer sale
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MOTHER SAYS I AM SIX YEARS OLD (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My mammy says dat I'se too young
Last Line: Jes since I'se gwine to heaben
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MOURNING SLAVE FIANCEES (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Lokk down dat lonesome road! Look down!
Last Line: Lef' many a mile behin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MUD-LOG POND (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: As I stepped down by de mud-log pond
Last Line: An' I give him a dollar fer to let me pass
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MULE'S KICK, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Is dis me, or not me
Last Line: On de t'other side de creek
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MULE'S NATURE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you sees a mule tied up to a tree
Last Line: It makes no diffunce what 'comes of a fool
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY BABY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se de daddy of dis liddle black baby
Last Line: An' he kick lak a pony eatin' clover
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY DOG, CUFF (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a liddle dog, his name wus cuff
Last Line: An' I guess dat speech is long enough
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY FIDDLE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If my old fiddle wsu jes in chune
Last Line: Hurrah fer my old fiddle an' bow
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY FIRST AND MY SECOND WIFE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My fust liddle wife wus short an' fat
Last Line: Den we'd be troubled in min'!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY FOLKS AND YOUR FOLKS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you an' yo' folks
Last Line: Lak me an' my folks
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY HEART'S GONE A-WEEPING (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Come un'er! Come un'er! My honey, my love, my heart's above
Last Line: Case my heart's gone a weepin, 'way down below de trees
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY LITTLE PIG (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: You see: I had a liddle pig
Last Line: Dat he learn in de cool
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY LORD, WHAT A MORNING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Look in my god's right hand, %when de stars begin to fall
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY MAN'S UP THE RIVUH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY MULE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Las' saddy mornin' mosser said
Last Line: An' I rid him till I thought he'd bust
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY SPECKLED HEN (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Somebody stole my speckled hen
Last Line: Member dat hen wid 'er shinin' wing
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MY WONDERFUL TRAVEL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I come from ole virginny
Last Line: A-pickin' up de pies
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


MYSTERIOUS FACE WASHING (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I wash my face in de watah
Last Line: An' I dries it in de sun
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NASHVILLE LADIES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dem nashville ladies dress up fine
Last Line: Big pig! Liddle pig! Root hog, or die
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEAR WALDO TEE-DO GAVE ME A SUIT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Near waldo tee-do is my sweetheart
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEEDLE AND THREAD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I had a needle and a thread
Last Line: And fly to the eastern shore
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEGRO AND THE POLICEMAN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Old mistah policeman, tu'n me loose
Last Line: Well, hello, sarah jane
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEGRO BAKER MAN (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Patty cake! Patty cake! Nigger baker man
Last Line: An' scrub 'im off good fer de ole san' man
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEGRO SOLDIER'S CIVIL WAR CHANT: OLD ABE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole abe (god bless 'is ole soul!)
Last Line: An' de slave'll be free %in dese hard times
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEGRO SPIRITUAL: I THANK GOD I'M FREE AT LAS', by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: Free at las' - free at las'
Last Line: I thank god I'm free at las'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


NEGROES NEVER DIE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Nigger! Nigger never die!
Last Line: Whirl, an' give his feet a fling. Nigger! Nigger!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NESTING (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De jaybird build on a swingin' lim'
Last Line: An' de gander on de t'other side o' jordan
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEVER SEEN THE LAKE SINCE GETTIN' UPSTAIRS, SELS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went right down to the muddy, muddy pond
Last Line: The fire kept a-runnin' out of joe gump's boots
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NEWLY WEDS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: First mont': 'set down in my cabin, honey!'
Last Line: You well to wuk as I
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NO ROOM TO POKE FUN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Nev' min' if my nose are flat
Last Line: An' de bullfrog hain't no beauty
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
Last Line: "what make ole satan hate me so? O yes, lord! / because he got me once and he let me go, o yes, lord
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


NOBODY LOOKING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Well: I look dis a way, an' I look dat a way
Last Line: An' I drink'd up all o' de beer
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OFF FROM RICHMOND (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se off from richmon' sooner in de mornin'
Last Line: Fer I mus' see my donie wharever she may stay
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OH GO TO SLEEP, MY BABY (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OH, ANNIE, OH!, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OH, WHEN I GIT MY NEW HOUSE DONE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OHIO RIVUH, SHE'S SO DEEP AN' WIDE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD AUNT KATE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jes look at ole aunt kate at de gyardin gate
Last Line: She's a fine playmate
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD BLACK GNATS (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dem ole black gnats, dey is so bad
Last Line: Fer I cain't git out'n here
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD GRAY GOOSE IS DEAD (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Go and tell aunt betsie
Last Line: And he have bit off her head
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD GRAY HORSE CAME TEARIN' THROUGH THE WILDERNESS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Say, don't you want to go?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD GRAY MINK, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I once did a think dat I would sink
Last Line: An' he's killing an' eatin' chicken still
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD HEN CACKLED (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De ole hen she cackled
Last Line: She cackled in de pot
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD JOE, WHAT IS THE MATTER? (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: My horses go lookin' up hill
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD LOUISIANA GAL (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Come, honey come, come go wid me
Last Line: Hawk and buzzard went to lunch, ole louisiana gal
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD MAN'S SONG (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Old man, old man, and what's your sons names?
Last Line: And catchin' dem possum dey's cahrlie at de wheel
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD MOLLY HARE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: I hain't got no time fer to talk to you
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD SECTION BOSS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I once knowed an ole sexion boss but he done been laid low
Last Line: You see; dat's de way de hoosiers feeds way our in arkansaw
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLD WOMAN IN THE HILLS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Once: dere was an ole 'owan
Last Line: It mus' 'ave been bones
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OLE MAN KNOW-ALL, HE COME 'ROUND, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But he knowed too much to go dat way
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ON THE BANKS UV THE OLE TENNESSEE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ON TOP OF THE POT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Wild goose gallop an' gander trot
Last Line: Walk about, ladies, on top o' de pot
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ONE MORE RIVER, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: "o, jordan bank was a great old bank!"
Last Line: Dere ain't but one more river to cross
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


ONLY LOVE I KNOW (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Johnny had a little girl and she walk'd around
Last Line: Come in the ring and bow to him low
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OPOSSUM HUNT (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Possum meat is good an' sweet
Last Line: Twus de bigges' eatin' in de lan'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ORIGIN OF THE SNAKE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Up de hill an' down de level
Last Line: Devil come an' gits his own
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Animals; Black Songs; Snakes


OTHER SIDE OF JORDAN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, de devil an' black jack, dey wus a playin' seben-up
Last Line: Den he brung awau de balunce jes' a strutin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OUR OLD MULE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: We had an ole mule an' he wouldn' go 'gee'
Last Line: So he made me jump up an' outrun de jews
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OUTRUNNING THE DEVIL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I went upon de mountain
Last Line: I'se tried dem other ways
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


OWL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: The dancing owl waves his spread tail feathers. I'm the owl
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PAGE'S GEESE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole man page'll be in a turble rage
Last Line: An' sent de pay home be de gander
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PAPA LOVES HIS LITTLE BABY (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Hush, hush a by
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PARODY ON 'NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP', by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Un-huh: 'now I lays me down to sleep'
Last Line: I hopes 'deir' ole jawbones'll break
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PARODY ON 'REIGN, MASTER JESUS, REIGN', by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, rain! Oh rain! Oh rain, 'good' mosser
Last Line: Wet ground grows grass best
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De second day of christmas, my true lover gave for me
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PAYING DEBTS WITH KICKS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I owes yo' daddy a peck o' peas
Last Line: I never fails to pay my debts
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PEEP SQUIRREL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Peep squir'l, ying-ding-did-lum
Last Line: I cotch you squir'l! Now stay, I say
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PERIWINKLE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Pennywinkle, pennywinkle, poke out yo' ho'n
Last Line: Jes stick out yo' ho'n all pinted to a tree
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PHILIPPINE ISLAND RHYME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: See that monket up the cocanut tree
Last Line: All same to americano, %no hay dique
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PIG TAIL (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Run boys, run
Last Line: Hain't no nigger's bes' fare
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PLANT FLOWERS ON MY GRAVE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Darling, soon I shall be sleeping
Last Line: Of my lover I wish to keep
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PLANTATION HYMN, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Hear dat rum'lin' in de sky!
Last Line: As he goes walkin' by!
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs; Jesus Christ; Slavery; Negro Spirituals; Serfs


PLASTER (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dey sticked a plaster on his back
Last Line: An' drawed 'em up to glory
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PO' OLE SLAVE IS GONE TO REST, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PO' SHINE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: We can't do me lak you done po' shine, - paid off evuh
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


POOR LITTLE LAMB SAID 'MAMMY', by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Old molly glascow, where is your lamb?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


POSSUM UP THE GUM STUMP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You'll git de yudder kin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PRECIOUS THINGS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hol' my rooster, hol' my hen
Last Line: But pray don't tetch my sweet liddle lips
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PRESENTING A HAT TO PHOEBE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Sister phoebe: happy wus we
Last Line: If you don't love me, it's sho' yo' own fault
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PRETTY LITTLE GIRL (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Who's been here since I'se been gone?
Last Line: A pretty liddle gal, all dressed in red
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PRETTY LITTLE PINK, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My pretty liddle pink
Last Line: Long de river dat flows wid brandy
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PRETTY PAIR OF CHICKENS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat box-legged rooster, an' dat bow-legged hen
Last Line: Dey thinks dey's looking fine, w'en dey needs lots of stitches
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PRETTY POLLY ANN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se gwineter marry, if I can
Last Line: I 'spec's I'll marry miss lize jane
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PROMISES OF FREEDOM: 1, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My ole mistriss promise me
Last Line: May de devil preach 'is funer'l song
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


PROMISES OF FREEDOM: 2, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My old mistress promised me
Last Line: Oh old mistress a long farewell
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RABBIT HASH (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere wus a big ole rabbit
Last Line: You's never tasted 'tall
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RABBIT SOUP (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Rabbit soup! Rabbit sop! %rabbit e't my tunnup top
Last Line: Makin' a pot o' rabbit soup
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RACCOON, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: The raccoon has a bushy tail
Last Line: Till old ringo bark
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RACCOON AND OPOSSUM FIGHT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De raccoon an' de 'possum
Last Line: Playin' lak he been dead
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RACE-STARTER'S RHYME, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: One fer de money
Last Line: An' four fer to go
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RAG MAN'S SONG: 1 (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Any rags or any bones or any bottles today?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RAG MAN'S SONG: 2 (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Rag man, rag man, bottles today
Last Line: Cryin' rags, old bones, and bottles today
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RAISE A 'RUCUS' TO-NIGHT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Two liddle niggers all dressed in white
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RANDSOME TANTSOME (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RASCAL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se de bigges' rascal fer my age
Last Line: He would a e't no, but you know he died
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RATION DAY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat ration day comes once a week
Last Line: An' ev'ry day'll be sund'y
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RATTLER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Go call ole rattle from de bo'n
Last Line: Here rattler! Here!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RAW HEAD ON BLOODY BONES (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Don't talk! Go to sleep!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RED SEA, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: When moses wuz leadin' the israelites, red sea
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs; Red Sea


REDHEAD WOODPECKER (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


REJECTED BY ELIZA JANE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en I went 'cross de cotton patch
Last Line: An' git choked on 'sugar cain'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


REQUEST TO SELL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Gwineter ax my daddy to sell ole rose
Last Line: To take dat t'other nigger's beau
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ROCK THE CRADLE LUCY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Joe he cut off his two big toes
Last Line: For the body does not know
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ROSES RED, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Rose's red, vi'lets blue
Last Line: But my love are true, an' it never fail
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


ROWDY SOUL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'm a rowdy soul, I'm a rowdy soul, don't care whether I
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RULE, RULE, RULE OVER (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Mary is the ruler, sometimes, oh
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


RUN, NIGGER, RUN (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Run, nigger, run! De patter-rollers'll ketch you
Last Line: Dat nigger tore up de whole co'n field
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SAI BODDEOH SUMPUN KOMO, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I am not going to marry sumpun
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SAIL AWAY, LADIES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: De devil'll git you. Sail away
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SALLIE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Sallie! Sallie! Don't you want to marry?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SALT RISING BREAD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I loves saltin', saltin' bread
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SAM IS A CLEVER FELLOW (NURSERY RHYME) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Say! Is yo' peaches ripe, my boy
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SATAN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De lawd made man, an' de man made money
Last Line: He blinds you wid his san'. He's trying to git you, man
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SELF-CONTROL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Befo' you says dat ugly word
Last Line: Dat donkey cain't count ten
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs; Self-control


SEX LAUGH, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: You'se heard a many a gal laugh
Last Line: An' say: 'she! She-she! She-she-she!'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHAKE THE PERSIMMONS DOWN: 1, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De raccoon up in de 'simmon tree
Last Line: Jes clam up whar dey grow
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHAKE THE PERSIMMONS DOWN: 2, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Opossum in persimmon tree
Last Line: And cook a good possum pie
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHE HUGGED ME AND KISSED ME (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I see'd her in de springtime
Last Line: An' she jes say 'go long'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHE LEAVES MEMPHIS AN' SHE NEVUH MAKE NO STOP, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHE SAID I COULDN'T COME ANYMORE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: In about six months more
Last Line: Oh, I can't come no mo'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHEEP AND GOAT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Sheep an' goat gwine to de paster
Last Line: An' de sheep split 'is lip wide a big broad grin
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHEEP SHELL CORN (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh: de ram blow de ho'n an' de sheep shell co'n
Last Line: When de sheep shell co'n wid de rattle of his ho'n
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHOO FLY! (I WOULD NOT MARRY A BLACK GIRL) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Shoo fly! Don't bother me
Last Line: De naps'll 'gin to fly
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHOO! SHOO! (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Pass dat cider an' 'simmon beer
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SHORT LETTER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: She writ me a letter
Last Line: My honey - good-by
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SICK WIFE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Las' sadday night my wife tuck sick
Last Line: If you saves po' me de gizzard
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SIMON SLICK'S MULE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere wus a liddle kickin' man
Last Line: An' sen' you half a mile!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SINCE 1619, by MARGARET ABIGAIL WALKER    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: How many years since 1619 have I been singing spirituals?
Last Line: Lean and hungry and tired of my dry bones and years?
Alternate Author Name(s): Walker, Margaret+(1)
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs; Slavery


SISTER MARY WEARS A PRETTY GREEN SHAWL (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Early in the morning
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SKINNER, SKINNER, YOU KNOW THE RULE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SLAVE MARRIAGE CEREMONY SUPPLEMENT, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: Dark an' stormy may come de wedder
Last Line: She's now yo' own. Salute yo' bride
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;marriage;slavery; Negro Spirituals;weddings;husbands;wives;serfs


SNAIL'S REPLY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Snail! Snail! Come out'n o' yo' shell
Last Line: I'll jes take my chances in here whar I dwell
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SOILD AS A HOLE IN THE WALL (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'm as solid as a hole in the wall
Last Line: Dat I must no take it any more
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
Last Line: Way up in de hebbenly lan'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


SONG, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
First Line: We raise de wheat
Last Line: And say dat's good enough for nigger
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals


SONG TO THE RUNAWAY SLAVE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Go 'way from dat window, 'my honey, my love'
Last Line: Dat you cain't git yo' lodgin' here
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SOUNDINGS AT MEMPHIS (SONGS OF THE LEADSMAN), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: And it's a quarter less twain %mark twain
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SOUNDINGS FROM TEE COLLINS (SONG OF THE LEADSMAN), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SOUNDINGS FROM UNCLE MAC (SONG OF THE LEADSMAN), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Quarter less twain %mark twain
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SPARKING OR COURTING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se heaps older than three
Last Line: I don't co't lak no snail
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SPEAK SOFTLY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Wus dat you spoke
Last Line: An' de fish jes swim away
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SPIRITUAL: THE LONELY MOTHER, by FENTON JOHNSON    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh, my mother's moaning by the river
Last Line: Swaying for her son who walks in sorrow.
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music; Black Songs; Despair; Mothers; Negro Spirituals


SPIRITUALS, by MARGARET ABIGAIL WALKER    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Yes these are ours ... The spirituals
Alternate Author Name(s): Walker, Margaret+(1)
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STACKER LEE (1), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Stacker lee is lookin' fo' the bully
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STACKER LEE (2), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Stacker lee's wife, she's heard the bad news
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STACKER LEE (3), by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, stack in the rivuh, turnin' all roun' an' roun'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STAND BACK, BLACK MAN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Stan' back, black man, %you cain't shine
Last Line: Hain't nothin' side o' me?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STAVIN CHAIN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Stavin chain he's dead an' gone, lef me to carry the good work
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STEALING A RIDE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Two liddle nigger boys as black as tar
Last Line: Dey's gwineter git to heaben shoer bye-an'-bye
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STICK-A MA-STEW (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Cain't mend dat randsome, handsome gown
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STILL WATER CREEK, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down yon'er on still water creek
Last Line: If it goes back dar, I sho's gwine to die
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STILL WATER RUNS DEEP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat still water, it run deep
Last Line: Jes roll 'round an' rattle
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STRANGE BROOD (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De ole hen sot on tucky aigs
Last Line: Mighty queer chickens! See?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STRANGE FAMILY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Once dere's an ole 'oman dat lived in de wes'
Last Line: An' dey're all deir own gran'mother. %can you guess?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STRANGE OLD WOMAN (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere wus an ole 'oman, her name was nan
Last Line: One leg stood still, while de tother kep' runnin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


STRONG HANDS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Heres' yo' bread, an' here's yo' butter
Last Line: W'en dey hits you, it's 'good-bye-cow'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SUGAR IN COFFEE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Sheep's in de meader, a-mowing o' de hay
Last Line: So I'll take sugar in de coffee-o
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SUGAR LOAF TEA, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Bring through yo' sugar-lo'-tea, bring through yo' candy
Last Line: But all I wants is to wheel, an' tu'n, an' bow to my love so handy
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SUSAN JANE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I know somebody's got my lover
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SUSIE GIRL (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ring 'round, miss susie gal
Last Line: Yes 'love' 'my darlin'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SUZE ANN, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Yes: I loves dat gal wid a blue dress on
Last Line: He hain't got nothin' to do
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


SWEET PINKS AND ROSES (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Sweet pinks an' roses, strawbeers on de vines
Last Line: You kiss dat pretty gal, an' I'll stan' back
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


T-U-TURKEY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: T-u, tucky, t-u, ti
Last Line: Go wuk him in de co'n field jes fer fun
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TAKE YO' TIME, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Honey baby take yo' time, please don't break this leg uv mine
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TAKING A WALK (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: We's a-walkin' in de green grass dust, dust, dust
Last Line: I'll take you by yo' liddle hand to walk wid me
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TEACHING TABLE MANNERS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Now whilst we's here 'round de table
Last Line: I'se had manners ev'r since
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TEMPERANCE RHYME (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Whisky nor brandy hain't no friend to my kind
Last Line: Dey killed my po' daddy, an' dey troubled my mind
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


THAT HYPOCRITE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I tell you how dat hypocrite do
Last Line: An' dat's de way dat hypocrite 'ten'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


THEY STEAL' GOSSIP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Some folks say dat a nigger won't steal
Last Line: An' dey had to leave de land
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


THIS OLE WORL' AIN'T GOIN' TO STAN' MUCH LONGER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


THIS SUN IS HOT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dis sun are hot
Last Line: I thinks I mus' 'a' been called to preach
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


THRIFTY SLAVE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jes wuk all day
Last Line: Big pig, liddle pig, root hot or die
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


THROWIN' SAN' ON ME (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Car' de news! Car'd de news to mary!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TO WIN A YELLOW GIRL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: If you wants to win a yaller girl
Last Line: An' slip on his long-tailed blue
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TOM CAT, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: My father has a big tom cat
Last Line: And he stuck it in the middle
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TONGUE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Got a tongue dat jes run when it walk?
Last Line: It cain't squawk
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TOO MUCH WATERMELON (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dere wus a great big watermillion growin' on de vine
Last Line: An' den, - - dat great big watermillion up an' finish him
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TOWN AND COUNTRY BIRD (NURSERY RHYME) (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jaybird a-swinin' a two hoss plow
Last Line: Dat suits fer country-jakes
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TRAINING THE BOY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en I was a liddle boy
Last Line: Dey 'spects me to act wise
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TREE FROGS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Shool! Shool! Shool! I rule
Last Line: Buska! Buskra-reel!
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TUBA BLAY OR AN EVENING SONG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh please, tuba blay
Last Line: Tuba sing, tuba sing
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TURKEY BUZZARD, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Turkey, buzzard, turkey buzzard, your child is lost
Last Line: That is all right, we will increase in number
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TURKEY FUNERAL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dis tucky once on earth did dwell
Last Line: An' he struts in tucky peace
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TURTLE'S SONG (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Mud turtle setin' on de end of a log
Last Line: But you'd oughter git a liddle mo' pull in de head
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TWO SICK NEGRO BOYS (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Two liddle niggers sick in bed
Last Line: He almos' cut dat pigeon's wing
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


TWO TIMES ONE IS TWO, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You 'tend to yo' business, an' I'll tend to mine
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


UN BELLE MARIE COOLIE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Beautiful marie, the east indian
Last Line: You beautiful woman, you're good enough for me
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


UNCLE BUD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, uncle bud goin' down the road
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


UNCLE JERRY FANTS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Has you heared 'bout uncle jerry fants?
Last Line: An' he sot down on a bunch o' grapes
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


UNCLE NED, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Jes lay down de shovel an' de hoe
Last Line: Dat she wouldn' see de ole nigger 'gain
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


UPHEAD AB' SCATTER, BOYS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


VICKSBURG 'ROUND THE BEND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, vicksburg is in the bend, - natches jes' below
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


VINIE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I loves coffee, an' I loves tea
Last Line: God bless you, vinie! I wish you 'us mine
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WALK TOM WILSON, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Ole tom wilson, he had 'im a hoss
Last Line: Sweep dat kitchen wid a bran' new broom
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WANTED! CORNBREAD AND COON, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se gwine now a-huntin' to ketch a big fat coon
Last Line: An' I sho' won't git hongry 'fore de middle o' nex' june
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WAR IS ON, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: De boll-weevil's in de cotton
Last Line: Poor nigger hain't got no home
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WASHING MAMMA'S DISHES (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: When I wus a liddle boy
Last Line: I wonder wus I drinkin'?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WATERMELON PREFERRED, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Dat hambone an' chicken are sweet
Last Line: Dat watermillion, smilin' on de vine
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WE ARE 'ALL THE GO', by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Yes! We's 'all-de-go,' boys; we's 'all-de-go'
Last Line: House steps an' town
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WE'LL STICK TO THE HOE (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To de fiel' whar de sugar cane grow
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN    Poem Text                    
Last Line: "were you there, when they laid him in the tomb?"
Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs;jesus Christ; Negro Spirituals


WHAT WILL WE DO FOR BACON (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' - 'bam' - I shot her on de tail
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHAT YO' GWINE T' DO WHEN DE LAMP BURN DOWN?, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Oh, po' sinner
Last Line: If yo' don't mind, he slip on yo' %what yo' gwine t' do when de lamp burn dowm?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHEN I GO TO MARRY, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So's I can w'ar de britches
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHEN I HAD BUT FIFTY CENTS, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I took my gal to a fancy ball
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHEN I WAS A 'ROUSTABOUT' (WITH MUSIC), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' my long week's wuk is about at its end
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: An' set up ev'ry night
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHEN MY WIFE DIES, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'en my wife dies, gwineter git me anudder one
Last Line: An' go an' tell de folks I'se done gone to 'res'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHERE WUZ YOU LAS' NIGHT?, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHY LOOK AT ME?, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: What's you lookin' at me fer?
Last Line: Fer to sae my soul
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WHY THE WOODPECKER'S HEAD IS RED (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Bill dillix say to day woodpecker bird
Last Line: Till it's done burnt my head
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WILD HOG HUNT (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Nigger in de woods, a-settin' on a log
Last Line: An' de nigger grab dat wild hog wid all his grip
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WILD NEGRO BILL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: I'se wild nigger bill
Last Line: But ole mosser hain't cotch me, an' he never will
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WILLIE WEE (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Willie, willie, willie wee
Last Line: Come kiss me
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WIND-BAG, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: A nigger come a-strutin' up to me las' night
Last Line: When it's sumpin' to be filled up wid wind
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WOMAN, WOMAN, I SEEN YO' MAN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


WOOING, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: W'at is dat a wukin
Last Line: If not, w'at does you wush?
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YEAR OF JUBILEE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Niggers, has you seed ole mosser
Last Line: Go ring dat nigger field-bell
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YOU HAD BETTER MIND MASTER, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Way down yon'er in 'possum trot
Last Line: So's you won't git sol' down to ole miss'sip'
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YOU HAVE MADE ME WEEP, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: You'se made me weep, you'se made me mourn
Last Line: I'se gwine away to-morrow
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YOU LOVE YOUR GIRL, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Sweeter 'an juice
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YOU SHALL BE FREE, by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: A nigger will be a nigger, don't care what you do
Last Line: When de good lord sat you free
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YOU TALK ABOUT YO' GREENBACKS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs


YOUNG MASTER AND OLD MASTER (NURSERY RHYME), by UNKNOWN+172    Poem Source                    
First Line: Hick'ry leaves an' calico sleeves
Last Line: Better know dat ole mosser's not easy to please
Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Black Songs