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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SLING ALONG, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography First Line: Sling alone, sling along, sling along, / de moon done riz Last Line: So sling along, sling along. | |||
Sling along, sling along, sling along, De moon done riz, Dem eyes o' his, Done sighted you, Where you stopped to woo. Sling along, sling along, It ain't no use fu' to try to hide, De moonbeams allus at yo' side, He hang f'om de fence, he drap f'om de limb, Dey ain't no use bein' skeered o' him. Sling along, sling along. Sling along, sling along, sling along, De brook hit flow, Fu' to let you know, Dat he saw dat kiss, An' he know yo' bliss. Sling along, sling along. He run by yo' side, An' he say howdydo, He ain't gwine to tell but his eye's on you, You can lay all yo' troubles on de very highest she'f, Fu' de little ol' brook's jes' a talkin' to his se'f, Sling along, sling along. Sling along, sling along, sling along, De 'possum grin, But he run lak sin, He know love's sweet, But he prize his meat. Sling along, sling along. He know you'd stop fu' to hunt his hide, If you los' a kiss and a hug beside, But de feas' will come and de folks will eat, When she tek yo' han' at de altah seat. So sling along, sling along. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOY'S SUMMER SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CORN SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A DEATH SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A HYMN; AFTER READING 'LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT' by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE LETTER by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A MUSICAL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A NEGRO LOVE SONG by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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