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A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

First Line: TIS FINE TO PLAY
Last Line: HA, HA!
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; SUMMER; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
'TIS fine to play
In the fragrant hay,
And romp on the golden load;
To ride old Jack
To the barn and back,
Or tramp by a shady road.
To pause and drink,
At a mossy brink;
Ah, that is the best of joy,
And so I say
On a summer's day,
What's so fine as being a boy?
Ha, Ha!

With line and hook
By a babbling brook,
The fisherman's sport we ply;
And list the song
Of the feathered throng
That flit in the branches nigh.
At last we strip
For a quiet dip;
Ah, that is the best of joy.
For this I say
On a summer's day,
What's so fine as being a boy?
Ha, Ha!



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