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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KENTUCKY BABE, by RICHARD HENRY BUCK First Line: Skeeters am a-hummin' on de honeysuckle vine Last Line: Close yo' eyes in sleep. | |||
'SKEETERS am a hummin' on de honeysuckle vine, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! Sandman am a comin' to dis little coon of mine, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! Silv'ry moon am shinin' in de heabens up above, Bobolink am pinin' fo' his little lady love: Yo' is mighty lucky, Babe of old Kentucky, -- Close yo' eyes in sleep. Fly away, Fly away, Kentucky Babe, fly away to rest, Fly away, Lay yo' kinky, woolly head on yo' mammy's breast, -- Um--um--, Close yo' eyes in sleep. Daddy's in de cane-brake wid his little dog and gun, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! 'Possum fo' yo' breakfast when yo' sleepin' time is done, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! Bogie man'll catch yo' sure unless yo' close yo' eyes, Waitin' jes outside de doo' to take yo' by surprise: Bes' be keepin' shady, Little colored lady, -- Close yo' eyes in sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM; FROM HER BOY by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON PSALM 113 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE LOVE POEMS: 5 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) LOVE AND TIME by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON OCTOBER by MARGARETTA P. CAMPBELL SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 4 by BLISS CARMAN MY FRIEND by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK |
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