Long To’ds Night

Paul Laurence Dunbar * Track #255 On The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Long To'ds Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Daih 's a moughty soothin' feelin'
&nbspHits a dahky man,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.
W'en de row is mos' nigh ended,
&nbspDen he stops to fan,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.
De blue smoke f'om his cabin is a-callin' to him "Come;"
He smell de bacon cookin', an' he hyeah de fiah hum;
An' he 'mence to sing, 'dough wo'kin' putty nigh done made him dumb,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.

Wid his hoe erpon his shouldah
&nbspDen he goes erlong,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.
An' he keepin' time a-steppin'
&nbspWid a little song,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.
De restin'-time 's a-comin', an' de time to drink an' eat;
A baby's toddlin' to'ds him on hits little dusty feet,
An' a-goin' to'ds his cabin, an' his suppah 's moughty sweet,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.

Daih his Ca'line min' de kettle,
&nbspRufus min' de chile,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night;
An' de sweat roll down his forred,
&nbspMixin' wid his smile,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.
He toss his piccaninny, an' he hum a little chune;
De wokin' all is ovah, an' de suppah comin' soon;
De wo'kin' time 's Decembah, but de restin' time is June,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.

Dey 's a kin' o' doleful feelin',
&nbspHits a tendah place,
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night;
Dey 's a moughty glory in him
&nbspShinin' thoo his face,
&nbsp       &nbspLong to'ds night.
De cabin 's lak de big house, an' de fiah's lak de sun;
His wife look moughty lakly, an' de chile de puttiest one;
W'y, hit 's blessid, jes' a-livin' w'en a body's wo'k is done.
&nbsp       &nbsp'Long to'ds night.

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