A Frolic
Swing yo’ lady roun’ an’ roun’,Do de bes’ you know;Mek yo’ bow an’ p’omenadeUp an’ down de flo’;Mek dat banjo hump huhse’f.Listen at huh talk:Mastah gone to town to-night;‘T ain’t no time to walk.
Lif yo’ feet an’ flutter thoo,Run, Miss Lucy, run;Reckon you ‘ll be cotched an’ kissed‘Fo’ de night is done.You don’t need to be so proud—I’s a-watchin’ you,An’ I’s layin’ lots o’ plansFu’ to git you, too.
Moonlight on de cotton-fiel’Shinin’ sof an’ white,Whippo’will a-tellin’ talesOut thaih in de night;An’ yo’ cabin ‘s ‘crost de lot:Run, Miss Lucy, run;Reckon you ‘ll be cotched an’ kissedTo’ de night is done.