Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DE CUNJAH MAN, by JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL 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 | ||||||||
O chillen run, de Cunjah man, Him mouf ez beeg ez fryin' pan, Him yurs am small, him eyes am raid, Him hab no toof een him ol' haid, Him hab him roots, him wu'k him trick, Him roll him eye, him mek you sick -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen run, de Cunjah man! Him hab ur ball ob raid, raid ha'r, Him hide it un' de kitchen sta'r, Mam Jude huh pars urlong dat way, An' now huh hab ur snaik, dey say. Him wrop ur roun' huh buddy tight, Huh eyes pop out, ur orful sight -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen run, de Cunjah man! Miss Jane, huh dribe him f'um huh do', An' now huh hens woan' lay no mo'; De Jussey cow huh done fall sick, Hit all done by de cunjah trick. Him put ur root un' 'Lijah's baid, An' now de man he sho' am daid -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen run, de Cunjah man! Me see him stan' de yudder night Right een de road een white moon-light; Him toss him arms, him whirl him 'roun', Him stomp him foot urpon de groun'; De snaiks come crawlin', one by one, Me hyuh um hiss, me break an' run -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen run, de Cunjah man! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL MOBILE-BUCK by JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL |
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