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Paul Laurence Dunbar - Signs of the Times
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Air a-gittin` cool an` coolah,  
    Frost a-comin` in de night,
   Hicka` nuts an` wa`nuts fallin`,
    Possum keepin` out o` sight.
   Tu`key struttin` in de ba`nya`d,
    Nary a step so proud ez his;
   Keep on struttin`, Mistah Tu`key,
    Yo` do` know whut time it is.
   Cidah press commence a-squeakin`
   Eatin` apples sto`ed away,
  Chillun swa`min` `roun` lak ho`nets,
   Huntin` aigs ermung de hay.
  Mistah Tu`key keep on gobblin`
   At de geese a-flyin` souf,
  Oomph! dat bird do` know whut`s comin`;
   Ef he did he`d shet his mouf.
  Pumpkin gittin` good an` yallah
   Mek me open up my eyes;
  Seems lak it`s a-lookin` at me
   Jes` a-la`in` dah sayin` "Pies."
  Tu`key gobbler gwine `roun` blowin`,
   Gwine `roun` gibbin` sass an` slack;
  Keep on talkin`, Mistah Tu`key,
   You ain`t seed no almanac.
  Fa`mer walkin` th`oo de ba`nya`d
   Seein` how things is comin` on,
  Sees ef all de fowls is fatt`nin` —
   Good times comin` sho`s you bo`n.
  Hyeahs dat tu`key gobbler braggin`,
   Den his face break in a smile —
  Nebbah min`, you sassy rascal,
   He`s gwine nab you atter while.
  Choppin` suet in de kitchen,
   Stonin` raisins in de hall,
  Beef a-cookin` fu` de mince meat,
   Spices groun` — I smell `em all.
  Look hyeah, Tu`key, stop dat gobblin`,
   You ain` luned de sense ob feah,
  You ol` fool, yo` naik`s in dangah,
   Do` you know Thanksgibbin`s hyeah?
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