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William Henry Drummond - Yankee Families
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You s`pose God love de Yankee
    An` de Yankee woman too,
  Lak he love de folk at home on Canadaw?
    I dunno--`cos if he do,
  W`at’s de reason he don`t geev` dem familee
  Is dere anybody hangin` roun` can answer me
  Wile I wait an` smoke dis pipe of good tabac?

  An` now I’ll tole you somet`ing
    Mebbe help you bimeby,
  An` dere’s no mistak` it’s w`at dey call sure sign--
    W`en you miss de baby`s cry
  As you `re goin` mak` some visit on de State
  Dat’s enough--you need n`t ax if de train’s on tam or late,
  You can bet you `re on de Yankee side de line.

  Unless dere’s oder folk dere,
    Mebbe wan or two or t`ree,
  Canayen is comin` workin` on de State--
    Den you see petite Marie
  Leetle Joe an` Angelique, Hormisdas an` Dieudonné,
  But you can`t tole half de nam`--it don`t matter any way--
 ‘sides de fader he don`t t`ink it`s not`ing great.

  De moder, you can see her
    An` she got de basket dere
  Wit` de fine t`ing for de chil`ren nice an` slick--
    For dey can`t get fat on air--
  Cucumber, milk, an` onion, some leetle cake also
  De ole gran`moder’s makin` on de farm few days ago--
  W`at’s use buy dollar dinner mak` dem sick?

  But look de Yankee woman
    Wit` de book upon her han`,
  Readin`, readin`, an` her husban`, he can`t get
    Any chance at all, poor man,
  For sit down, de way de seat`s all pile up wit` magazine--
  De t`ing lak dat on Canadaw is never, never seen.
  Would n`t she be better wit` some chil`ren?  Wall! you bet!

  No wonder dey was bringin`
    For helpin` dem along
  So many kin` of feller I dunno--
    Chinee washee from Kong Kong
  An` w`at dey call Da-go, was work for dollar a day,
  But w`en dey mak` some money, off dey `re goin`, right away--
  Dat’s de reason dey was get de nam` Da-go.

  Of course so long dey `re comin`
    From ev`ry place dey can,
  Not knowin` moche, dere’s not`ing fuss about
    Only boss de stranger man--
  But now dem gang of feller dat’s come across de sea--
  He’s gettin` leetle smarter, an` he got de familee--
  So Uncle Sam mus` purty soon look out.

  I wonder he don`t know it--
    It’s funny he don`t see
  Dere’s somet`ing else dan money day an` night--
    Non--he’ll work hese`f cra-zee,
  Den travel roun` de worl`, an` use de money too--
  De King hese`f can`t spen` lak de Yankee man is do--
  But w`ere’s de leetle chil`ren? dat`s not right!

  W`at’s use of all de money
    If dere ain`t some boy an` girl
  Mak` it pleasan` for de Yankee an` hees wife
    W`en dey travel on de worl`?
  For me an` Eugenie dere’s not`ing we lak bes`
  Dan gader up de chil`ren an` get dem nicely dress--
  W`y it’s more dan half de pleasure of our life.

  I love de Yankee woman
    An` de Yankee man also,
  An` mebbe dey’ll be wiser bimeby--
    But I lak dem all to know
  If dey want to kip deir own, let dem raise de familee--
  An` den dey’ll boss de contree from de mountain to de sea,
  For dey `re smart enough to do it if dey try.
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