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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PLANTATION HYMN, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY 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 | |||
HEAR dat rum'lin' in de sky! Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! O, dat's de good Lord walkin' by, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! CHORUS Mahster! Jesus! You done come down to please us, And dahs de good Lord sees us, As he goes walkin' by! See dat lightnin' lick his tongue? Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! 'Spec he taste de song 'ut de angels sung -- Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! De big black clouds is bust in two, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! And dahs de 'postles peekin' frue, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! Know dem angels ev'ry one, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! Kase dey's got wings and we'se got none, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! CHORUS Mahster! Jesus! You done come down to please us, And dahs de good Lord sees us, As he goes walkin' by! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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