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Paul Laurence Dunbar - Joggin` Erlong
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De da`kest hour, dey allus say,
  Is des` befo` de dawn,
  But it`s moughty ha`d a-waitin`
  W`ere de night goes frownin` on;
  An` it`s moughty ha`d a-hopin`
  W`en de clouds is big an` black,
  An` all de t`ings you `s waited fu`
  Has failed, er gone to wrack--
  But des` keep on a-joggin` wid a little bit o` song,
  De mo`n is allus brightah w`en de night`s been long.

  Dey `s lots o` knocks you `s got to tek
  Befo` yo` journey `s done,
  An` dey `s times w`en you `ll be wishin`
  Dat de weary race was run;
  W`en you want to give up tryin`
  An` des` float erpon de wave,
  W`en you don`t feel no mo` sorrer
  Ez you t`ink erbout de grave--
  Den, des` keep on a-joggin` wid a little bit o` song,
  De mo`n is allus brightah w`en de night`s been long.

  De whup-lash sting a good deal mo`
  De back hit `s knowed befo`,
  An` de burden `s allus heavies`
  Whaih hits weight has made a so`;
  Dey is times w`en tribulation
  Seems to git de uppah han`
  An` to whip de weary trav`lah
  `Twell he ain`t got stren`th to stan`--
  But des` keep on a-joggin` wid a little bit o` song,
  De mo`n is allus brightah w`en de night`s been long.
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