A Summer Night

Paul Laurence Dunbar * Track #384 On The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

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A Summer Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Summah is de lovin' time—
&nbspDo' keer what you say.
Night is allus peart an' prime,
&nbspBettah dan de day.
Do de day is sweet an' good,
&nbspBirds a-singin' fine,
Pines a-smellin' in de wood,—
&nbspBut de night is mine.

Rivah whisperin' "howdy do,"
&nbspEz it pass you by—
Moon a-lookin' down at you,
&nbspWinkin' on de sly.
Frogs a-croakin' f'om de pon',
&nbspSingin' bass dey fill,
An' you listen way beyon'
&nbspOl' man whippo'will.

Hush up, honey, tek my han'
&nbspMek yo' footsteps light;
Somep'n' kin' o' hol's de lan'
&nbspOn a summah night.
Somep'n' dat you nevah sees
&nbspAn' you nevah hyeahs,
But you feels it in de breeze,
&nbspSomep'n' nigh to teahs.

Somep'n' nigh to teahs? dat's so;
&nbspBut hit's nigh to smiles.
An' you feels it ez you go
&nbspDown de shinin' miles.
Tek my han', my little dove;
&nbspHush an' come erway—
Summah is de time fu' love,
&nbspNight-time beats de day!

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