'Simmons ripenin' in de fall, You better run, Brudder 'Possum, run! Mockin' bird commence to call, You better run, Brudder 'Possum, git out de way! You better run, Brudder 'Possum, git out de way! Run some whar an' hide! Ole moon am sinkin' Down behin' de tree. Ole Eph am thinkin' An' chuckelin' wid glee. Ole Tige am blinkin' An' frisky as kin be, Yo' chances, Brudder 'Possum, Look mighty slim to me. Run, run, run, I tell you, Run, Brudder 'Possum, run! Run, run, run, I tell you, Ole Eph's got a gun. Pickaninnies grinnin' Waitin' fu' to see de fun. You better run, Brudder 'Possum, git out de way! Run, Brudder 'Possum, run! Brudder'Possum take a tip; You better run, Brudder 'Possum, run! 'Tain't no use in actin' flip, You better run, Brudder 'Possum, git out de way! You better run, Brudder 'Possum, git out de way! Run some whar an' hide. Dey's gwine to houn' you All along de line, W'en dey done foun' you, Den what's de use in sighin'? Wid taters roun' you. You sholy would tase fine— So listen, Brudder 'Possum, You better be a-flyin'. Run, run, run, I tell you, Run, Brudder 'Possum, run! Run, run, run, I tell you, Ole Eph's got a gun. Pickaninnies grinnin' Waitin' fu' to see de fun. You better run, Brudder 'Possum, git out de way! Run, Brudder 'Possum, run! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE WOMAN'S GENITALS by HAYDEN CARRUTH PARAGRAPHS: 9 by HAYDEN CARRUTH MOUNTAIN VALLEY by MALCOLM COWLEY BATTLE OF BRITAIN by CECIL DAY LEWIS AMOUR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 6. SUNSET IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |