O! de sun quit a-shinin' fo' dis arternoon, De possum in de gum-tree mighty still, An' de ole San'-Man jump off f'um de moon W'en hit done come obah de hill. An' he come erlong totin' a baig full o' san' Fo' ter frow inter pickaninnies' eyes, An' he teck dem erway to de sweet Slumber-lan' Fo' ter stay 'twell de nex' sun-rise. So g'long wif de San'-Man, deah, De good Lawd keep Yo' w'ile yo' sleep, An' yo' mammy'll 'wait yo' heah. O! he'll teck yo' up on a bright moon-ray An' he'll rock yo' on a cloud in de skies, An' he'll keep yo' dar 'twell de break o' day, So, mah honey, jes' close yo' eyes; 'Less de moon go down in de far-off west, An' outer de dahk swamp-lan' De bad Boogy-Man come out ob he nest An' skeer off de good San'-Man. So g'long wif de San'-Man, deah, De good Lawd keep Yo' w'ile yo' sleep, An' yo' mammy'll 'wait yo' heah. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET (ON RECEIVING A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THE BIRTH OF A SON) by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE SONG OF THE ILL-BELOVED; TO PAUL LEAUTARD by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE RAIN ON FALL NIGHTS by MILDRED TELFORD BARNWELL PILGRIMAGE by ELIZABETH WILCOX BEASLEY THE SECOND BROTHER; ACT 2, SCENE 1 by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES PSALM 4; AUGUST 10, 1653 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE DISAPPOINTED TENDERFOOT by EARL ALONZO BRININSTOOL |