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Subject: GULLAHS
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` DE CUNJAH MAN, by JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O chillen run, de cunjah man
Last Line: O chillen run, de cunjah man!
Subject(s): African Americans; Gullahs; Witchcraft & Witches; Negroes; American Blacks


GULLAH NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by VIRGINIA MIXSON GERATY    Poem Source                    
First Line: E bin de night befo' chris'mus en' eenside we house
Last Line: Stillyet dey say uh pray fuh po' ole buh fox
Subject(s): African Americans; Christmas; Gullahs; Santa Claus; Sea Islands Creole Dialect


MOBILE-BUCK, by JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O, come erlong, come erlong
Last Line: Well done, meh lady!
Subject(s): African Americans; Dancing & Dancers; Gullahs; Negroes; American Blacks


OL' DOC' HYAR, by JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Ur ol' hyar lib in ur house on de hill
Last Line: Een de mighty fine house on de mighty high hill!
Subject(s): African Americans; Greed; Gullahs; Negroes; American Blacks; Avarice; Cupidity


SONG OF THE CORN, by JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O, hits time fur de plantin' ur de co'n
Last Line: O, hits time fur de eatin' ur de co'n.
Subject(s): African Americans; Corn; Gullahs; Negroes; American Blacks