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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BLACK SPIRITUAL: BRIGHT SPARKLES IN DE CHURCHYARD, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN First Line: May de lord - he will be glad of me Last Line: "oh, rock me in de cradle all de day" | |||
MAY de Lord -- He will be glad of me -- In de heaven He'll rejoice. In de heaven, once, In de heaven, twice, In de heaven He'll rejoice. Bright sparkles in de churchyard Give light unto de tomb; Bright summer, spring's over, Sweet flowers in der bloom. My mother, once, My mother, twice, My mother she'll rejoice. In de heaven once, etc. Mother, rock me in de cradle all de day; -- All de day, etc. Oh, mother, don't yer love yer darlin' child? Oh, rock me in de cradle all de day. Rock me, etc. You may lay me down to sleep, my mother dear, Oh, rock me in de cradle all de day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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