Classic Poem

Down on de cabin flo',
Scramblin' lack er 'gater,
Little bit er pickaninny,
Eatin' swee' pertater.

Sho, sho, don' you cry,
Mammy come an' git you,
She's er comin' by and by,
Nuffin gwine ter hu't you.

In'in' up de whi' folks close,
Fas' es she kin herry,
Mammy little cole black rose,
Mammy huckleberry.

Sho, sho, don' you cry,
Mammy come an' git you,
She's ercomin' by an' by,
Nuffin gwine ter hu't you.

Tie de big toe wid er string,
Ter er chunk er bacon,—
Dar now, little bit er thing,
You cain't choke I reckon.

Sho, sho, don' you cry,
Mammy come an' git you,
She's ercomin' by an' by,—
Nuffin gwine ter hu't you.

'Possum gravy by an' by,
Cornbread crumbled in hit,
Peter—Barnybias—Paul,
Shet yo' mouf dis minit.

Sho, sho, don' you cry,
Mammy come an' git you,
She's er comin' by an' by,
Nuffin gwine ter hu't you.

Settin' on de cabin flo',
Scramblin' lack er 'gater,
Little bit er pickaninny,
Eatin' swee' pertater.