I done been 'roun' to evvy spot Don't foun' nair match fo' sweet Layotte. I done hunt all dis settlement All de way 'roun' fum Pierre Soniat'; Never see yalla gal w'at kin 'Gin to lay 'longside sweet Layotte. I done been, etc. I yeh dey talk 'bout 'Loise gal -- Loise, w'at b'long to Pierre Soniat'; I see her, but she can't biggin Stan' up 'longside my sweet Layotte. I done been, etc. I been meet up wid John Bayou, Say to him, "John Bayou, my son, Yalla gal nevva meet yo' view Got a face lak dat chahmin' one!" I done been, etc. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE LEAVES by HAYDEN CARRUTH A PECK OF GOLD by ROBERT FROST THE BIRDS DO THUS by ROBERT FROST AUTUMN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO NANNETTE FALK-AUERBACH by SIDNEY LANIER HEART'S FIRST WORD (2) by ISAAC ROSENBERG MIDSUMMER FROST (1) by ISAAC ROSENBERG |