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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MASSA'S IN DE COLD GROUND, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Round de meadows am a ringing Last Line: "down in de corn fields, etc" Subject(s): African Americans;death;slavery;tears; "negroes;american Blacks;dead, The;serfs; | |||
Round de meadows am a ringing De darkies' mournful song, While de mocking birds am singing Happy as de day is long; While de ivy am a creeping O'er de mossy mound, Dere de ole man am a sleeping, Sleeping in de cold, cold ground. Chorus Down in de corn fields Hear dat mournful sound, All de darkies am a weeping, Massa's in de cold, cold ground. Massa make de darkies love him, 'Cause he was so kind, Now dey sadly weep above him, Mourning 'cause he leave dem behind; I cannot work before to-morrow, 'Cause de tear drops flow, I try to drive away my sorrow. Playing on de ole banjo. Down in de corn fields, etc. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SITTING BULL IN SERBIA by WILLIAM JAY SMITH TO THE EXCELLENT ORINDA by PHILO PHILIPPA EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY CIBBER'S VERSES IN PRAISE OF NASH: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GIFT OF THE GODS by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TO CHRISTOPHER NORTH by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAU NASH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER BEAU NASH AND THE ROMAN, OR THE TWO ERAS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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