When Malindy Sings

G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy
Put dat music book away
What's de use to keep on tryin'?
Ef you practise twell you're gray

You cain't sta't no notes a-flyin'
Lak de ones dat rants and rings
F'om de kitchen to de big woods
When Malindy sings

When hit comes to raal right singin', '
T ain't no easy thing to do
Easy 'nough fu' folks to hollah
Lookin' at de lines an' dots

When dey ain't no one kin sence it
An' de chune comes in, in spots
But fu' real malojous music
Dat jes' strikes yo' hea't and clings
Jes' you stan' an' listen wif me When Malindy sings

Oh, hit's sweetah dan de musi
Of an edicated band
An' hit's dearah dan de battle's
Song o' triumph in de lan'
It seems holier dan evenin'
When de solemn chu'ch bell rings
Ez I sit an' ca'mly listen
While Malindy sings

Towsah, stop dat ba'kin', hyeah me!
Mandy, mek dat chile keep still

Don't you hyeah de echoes callin'
F'om de valley to de hill?
Let me listen, I can hyeah it
Th'ooh de bresh of angel's wings
Sof' an' sweet, ""
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
When Malindy sings