Poems and Songs (Classic Reprint)
Book Details
Author(s)Will S. Hays
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1330274989
ISBN-139781330274989
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Description
Excerpt from Poems and Songs
"For I have made the trip of life,
And found my landing place;
I'll take my soul and anchor that
Fast to the Throne of Grace."
Published by permission of John F. Ellis & Co.
Huldy Hawkins' Ball.
C'rismus Eve Miss Huldy Hawkins
Saunt aroun' fo' all she knowed;
Gib er party in her cabin,
Fo' miles down de Cane Run road.
Arter eatin' cum de dancin',
Fiddle played by "Big-foot Anse;"
Nebbcr seed as many niggahs
On one do' ter hab er dance.
Ole Jeems Dawson call de figgers,
"Swing yo' cornahs - balance all,"
Eberybody dar wuz happy
Down at Huldy Hawkins' ball.
Arter 'while sum city niggahs,
Full ob debilment an' gin,
Went down dar, but had no money,
Course dey wan't invited in.
Cos' each "coon" a half a dollah
Fo' ter git in on de flo';
Dem dat didn't hab de money
Had ter stan' outside de do'.
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"For I have made the trip of life,
And found my landing place;
I'll take my soul and anchor that
Fast to the Throne of Grace."
Published by permission of John F. Ellis & Co.
Huldy Hawkins' Ball.
C'rismus Eve Miss Huldy Hawkins
Saunt aroun' fo' all she knowed;
Gib er party in her cabin,
Fo' miles down de Cane Run road.
Arter eatin' cum de dancin',
Fiddle played by "Big-foot Anse;"
Nebbcr seed as many niggahs
On one do' ter hab er dance.
Ole Jeems Dawson call de figgers,
"Swing yo' cornahs - balance all,"
Eberybody dar wuz happy
Down at Huldy Hawkins' ball.
Arter 'while sum city niggahs,
Full ob debilment an' gin,
Went down dar, but had no money,
Course dey wan't invited in.
Cos' each "coon" a half a dollah
Fo' ter git in on de flo';
Dem dat didn't hab de money
Had ter stan' outside de do'.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
