Possession
Whose little lady is you, chile,Whose little gal is you?What’s de use o’ kiver’n up yo’ face?Chile, dat ain’t de way to do.Lemme see yo’ little eyes,Tek yo’ little han’s down nice,Lawd, you wuff a million bills,Huh uh, chile, dat ain’t yo’ price.
Honey, de money ain’t been madeDat dey could pay fu’ you;‘T ain’t no use a-biddin’; you too highFu’ de riches’ Jap er Jew.Lemme see you smilin’ now,How dem teef o’ yo’n do shine,An’ de t’ing dat meks me laffIs dat all o’ you is mine.
How ‘s I gwine to tell you how I feel,How’s I gwine to weigh yo’ wuff?Oh, you sholy is de sweetes’ t’ingWalkin’ on dis blessed earf.Possum is de sweetes’ meat,Cidah is the nices’ drink,But my little lady-birdIs de bes’ of all, I t’ink.
Talk erbout ‘uligion he’pin’ folksAll thoo de way o’ life,Gin de res’ ‘uligion, des’ gin meYou, my little lady-wife.Den de days kin come all ha’d,Den de nights kin come all black,Des’ you tek me by de han’,An’ I’ll stumble on de track.
Stumble on de way to Gawd, my chile,Stumble on, an’ mebbe fall;But I’ll keep a-trottin’, while you lead on,Pickin’ an’ a-trottin’, dat’s all.Hol’ me mighty tight, dough, chile,Fu’ hit’s rough an’ rocky lan’,Heaben ‘s at de en’, I know,So I’s leanin’ on yo’ han’.