| James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| Uncle Eph’s Banjo Song |
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| CLEAN de ba’n an’ sweep de flo’, | |
| Sing, my bawnjer, sing! | |
| We’s gwine ter dawnce dis eb’nin’ sho’, | |
| Ring, my bawnjer, ring! | |
| Den hits up de road an’ down de lane, | 5 |
| Hurry, niggah, you miss de train; | |
| De yaller gal she dawnce so neat, | |
| De yaller gal she look so sweet, | |
| Ring, my bawnjer, ring! | |
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| De moon come up, de sun go down, | 10 |
| Sing, my bawnjer, sing! | |
| De niggahs am all come f’um town, | |
| Ring, my bawnjer, ring! | |
| Den hits roun’ de hill an’ froo de fiel’— | |
| Lookout dar, niggah, doan’ you steal! | 15 |
| De milyuns on dem vines am green, | |
| De moon am bright, O you’ll be seen, | |
| Ring, my bawnjer, ring! | |
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