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Paul Laurence Dunbar - PossessionPaul Laurence Dunbar - Possession
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Whose little lady is you, chile,     Whose little gal is you?   What`s de use o` kiver`n up yo` face?     Chile, dat ain`t de way to do.   Lemme see yo` little eyes,     Tek yo` little han`s down nice,   Lawd, you wuff a million bills,     Huh uh, chile, dat ain`t yo` price.   Honey, de money ain`t been made     Dat dey could pay fu` you;   `T ain`t no use a-biddin`; you too high     Fu` de riches` Jap er Jew.   Lemme see you smilin` now,     How dem teef o` yo`n do shine,   An` de t`ing dat meks me laff     Is dat all o` you is mine.   How `s I gwine to tell you how I feel,     How`s I gwine to weigh yo` wuff?   Oh, you sholy is de sweetes` t`ing     Walkin` on dis blessed earf.   Possum is de sweetes` meat,     Cidah is the nices` drink,   But my little lady-bird     Is de bes` of all, I t`ink.   Talk erbout `uligion he`pin` folks     All thoo de way o` life,   Gin de res` `uligion, des` gin me     You, my little lady-wife.   Den de days kin come all ha`d,     Den de nights kin come all black,   Des` you tek me by de han`,     An` I`ll stumble on de track.   Stumble on de way to Gawd, my chile,     Stumble on, an` mebbe fall;   But I`ll keep a-trottin`, while you lead on,     Pickin` an` a-trottin`, dat`s all.   Hol` me mighty tight, dough, chile,     Fu` hit`s rough an` rocky lan`,   Heaben `s at de en`, I know,     So I`s leanin` on yo` han`.
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