| James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| A Negro Love Song |
| | | Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) |
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| SEEN my lady home las’ night, | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
| Hel’ huh han’ an’ sque’z it tight, | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
| Hyeahd huh sigh a little sigh, | 5 |
| Seen a light gleam f’om huh eye, | |
| An’ a smile go flittin’ by— | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
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| Hyeahd de win’ blow thoo de pine, | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | 10 |
| Mockin’-bird was singin’ fine, | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
| An’ my hea’t was beatin’ so, | |
| When I reached my lady’s do’, | |
| Dat I could n’t ba’ to go— | 15 |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
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| Put my ahm aroun’ huh wais’, | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
| Raised huh lips an’ took a tase, | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | 20 |
| Love me, honey, love me true? | |
| Love me well ez I love you? | |
| An’ she answe’d, “Cose I do”— | |
| Jump back, honey, jump back. | |
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