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ANTOINE'S SONG by ROWLAND EVANS ROBINSON

First Line: ALL TAM W'EN DE LEAF TURN YELLER
Last Line: SEM MAH MUDDER SING TO ME.

All tam w'en de leaf turn yeller
It mek it kan o' lonesick, me,
For t'ink w'en Ah'll was leetly feller
An' go sleep on mah mudder's knee:
"Dor, dor, dor, petit! Dor, dor, dor, petit!"
Same hol' song she sing to me.

Den de folkses an' de medder,
An' de robber an' de tree,
Beegin swimmin' raoun' togedder
W'en mah mudder sing to me:
"Dor, dor, dor, petit! Dor, dor, dor, petit!"
So she sing his song to me.

Sometam Ah'll wish for be dat bebby,
Jus' de sem Ah'll use for be.
Ah'll ant care 'f he scol' it, mebby,
'F Ah'll hear mah mudder sing to me:
"Dor, dor, dor, petit! Dor, dor, dor, petit!"
Jus' sem he use for sing to me ...
Sem mah mudder sing to me.



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