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Paul Laurence Dunbar - The Boogah ManPaul Laurence Dunbar - The Boogah Man
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W`EN de evenin` shadders Come a-glidin` down, Fallin` black an` heavy Ovah hill an` town, Ef you listen keerful, Keerful ez you kin, So`s you boun` to notice Des a drappin` pin; Den you`ll hyeah a funny Soun` ercross de lan`; Lay low; dat`s de callin` Of de Boogah Man! Woo-oo, woo-oo! Hyeah him ez he go erlong de way; Woo-oo, woo-o! Don` you wish de night` ud tu`n to day? Woo-oo, woo-oo! Hide yo` little peepers `hind yo` han`; Woo-oo,woo-oo! Callin` of de Boogah Man. W`en de win`s a-shiverin` Thoo de gloomy lane, An` dey comes de patterin` Of de evenin` rain, W`en de owl`s a-hootin`, Out daih in de wood, Don` you wish, my honey, Dat you had been good? `T ain`t no use to try to Snuggle up to Dan; Bless you, dat`s de callin` Of de Boogah Man! Ef you loves yo` mammy, An` you min`s yo` pap, Ef you nevah wriggles Outen Sukey`s lap; Ef you says yo` "Lay me" Evah single night `Fo` dey tucks de kivers An` puts out de light, Den de rain kin pattah, Win` blow lak a fan, But you need n` bothah `Bout de Boogah Man!
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