O, come erlong, come erlong, Wut's de use er hol'in back; O, hit it strong, er hit it strong, Mek de ol' flo' ben' an' crack. O, hoop tee doo, uh, hoop tee doo! Dat's de way ter knock it froo. Right erlong, right erlong, Slide de lef' foot right erlong. Hoop tee doo, O, hoop tee doo, See, my lub, I dawnce ter you. Ho, boy! Ho, boy! Well done, meh lady! O, slide erlong, slide erlong -- Fas'ah wid dat pattin', Sam! Dar's music in dis lef' heel's song, Mis'ah right foot, doan' you sham! O, hoop tee doo, oh, hoop tee doo! Straight erlong I dawnce ter you. Slide erlong, slide erlong, Mek dat right foot hit it strong. Hoop tee do, O, hoop tee doo, See, my lub, I dawnce ter you. Ho, boy! Ho, boy! Well done, meh lady! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: A SUBTERRANEAN CITY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES ANNABEL LEE by EDGAR ALLAN POE THE MOON by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON WHERE GO THE BOATS? by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON A PETITION by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH TWO SONNETS: 2 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE HISTORY OF ARCADIUS AND SEPHA: BOOK 2 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |