Parted
De breeze is blowin’ ‘cross de bay.My lady, my lady;De ship hit teks me far away,My lady, my lady;Ole Mas’ done sol’ me down de stream;Dey tell me ‘t ain’t so bad ‘s hit seem,My lady, my lady.
O’ co’se I knows dat you ‘ll be true,My lady, my lady;But den I do’ know whut to do,My lady, my lady;I knowed some day we ‘d have to pa’t,But den hit put’ nigh breaks my hea’t,My lady, my lady.
De day is long, de night is black,My lady, my lady;I know you ‘ll wait twell I come back,My lady, my lady;I ‘ll stan’ de ship, I ‘ll stan’ de chain,But I ‘ll come back, my darlin’ Jane,My lady, my lady.
Jes’ wait, jes’ b’lieve in whut I say,My lady, my lady;D’ ain’t nothin’ dat kin keep me ‘way,My lady, my lady;A man ‘s a man, an’ love is love;God knows ouah hea’ts, my little dove;He ‘ll he’p us f’om his th’one above,My lady, my lady.