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Paul Laurence Dunbar - A Little Christmas Basket
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De win` is hollahin` "Daih you" to de shuttahs an` de fiah,
    De snow`s a-sayin` "Got you" to de groun`,
  Fu` de wintah weathah `s come widout a-askin` ouah desiah,
    An` he `s laughin` in his sleeve at whut he foun`;
  Fu` dey ain`t nobody ready wid dey fuel er dey food,
    An` de money bag look timid lak, fu` sho`,
  So we want ouah Chrismus sermon, but we `d lak it ef you could
    Leave a little Chrismus basket at de do`.

  Wha `s de use o` tellin` chillen `bout a Santy er a Nick,
    An` de sto`ies dat a body allus tol`?
  When de harf is gray wid ashes an` you has n`t got a stick
    Fu` to warm dem when dey little toes is col`?
  Wha `s de use o` preachin` `ligion to a man dat`s sta`ved to def,
    An` a-tellin` him de Mastah will pu`vide?
  Ef you want to tech his feelin`s, save yo` sermons an` yo` bref,
    Tek a little Chrismus basket by yo` side.

  `T ain`t de time to open Bibles an` to lock yo` cellah do`,
    `T ain`t de time to talk o` bein` good to men;
  Ef you want to preach a sermon ez you nevah preached befo`,
    Preach dat sermon wid a shoat er wid er hen;
  Bein` good is heap sight bettah den a-dallyin` wid sin,
    An` dey ain`t nobody roun` dat knows it mo`,
  But I t`ink dat `ligion `s sweeter w`en it kind o` mixes in
    Wid a little Chrismus basket at de do`.
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