OH, de clouds is mighty heavy An' de rain is mighty thick; Keep a song up on de way. An' de waters is a rumblin' On de boulders in de crick, Keep a song up on de way. Fu' a bird ercross de road Is a-singin' lak he knowed Dat we people did n't daih Fu' to try de rainy aih Wid a song up on de way. What 's de use o' gittin' mopy, Case de weather ain' de bes'! Keep a song up on de way. W'en de rain is fallin' ha'des', Dey 's de longes' times to res' Keep a song up on de way. Dough de plough 's a-stan'in' still Dey 'll be watah fu' de mill, Rain mus' come ez well ez sun 'Fo' de weathah's wo'k is done, Keep a song up on de way. W'y hit 's nice to hyeah de showahs Fallin' down ermong de trees: Keep a song up on de way. Ef de birds don' bothah 'bout it, But go singin' lak dey please, Keep a song up on de way. You don' s'pose I 's gwine to see Dem ah fowls do mo' dan me? No, suh, I'll des chase dis frown, An' aldough de rain fall down, Keep a song up on de way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO -, WITH A ROSE by SIDNEY LANIER THE POET'S BRIDAL DAY SONG by ALLAN CUNNINGHAM NIGHT ON OUR LIVES by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT WITH CORSE AT ALLATOONA by SAMUEL HAWKINS MARSHALL BYERS BLANK MISGIVINGS OF A CREATURE MOVING ABOUT IN WORLDS NOT REALIZED: 9 by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH |