W'EN de evenin' shadders Come a-glidin' down, Fallin' black an' heavy Ovah hill an' town, Ef you listen keerful, Keerful ez you kin, So 's you boun' to notice Des a drappin' pin; Den you 'll hyeah a funny Soun' ercross de lan'; Lay low; dat 's de callin' Of de Boogah Man! Woo-oo, woo-oo! Hyeah him ez he go erlong de way; Woo-oo, woo-oo! Don' you wish de night 'ud tu'n to day? Woo-oo, woo-oo! Hide yo' little peepers 'hind yo' han'; Woo-oo, woo-oo! Callin' of de Boogah Man. W'en de win 's a-shiverin' Thoo de gloomy lane, An' dey comes de patterin' Of de evenin' rain, W'en de owl 's a-hootin', Out daih in de wood, Don' you wish, my honey, Dat you had been good? 'T ain't no use to try to Snuggle up to Dan; Bless you, dat 's de callin' Of de Boogah Man! Ef you loves yo' mammy, An' you min's yo' pap, Ef you nevah wriggles Outen Sukey's lap; Ef you says yo' "Lay me" Evah single night 'Fo' dey tucks de kivers An' puts out de light, Den de rain kin pattah Win' blow lak a fan, But you need n' bothah 'Bout de Boogah Man! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHAT I LIVE FOR by GEORGE LINNAEUS BANKS SAINT PAUL: 1 by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS A HEALTH by EDWARD COATE PINKNEY A PRAYER FOR MY DAUGHTER by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE SCHOLARS by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS FIDELIA ARGUING WITH HER SELF ON THE DIFFICULTY FINDING TRUE RELIGION by JANE BARKER PSALM 28. AD TE DOMINE CLAMABO by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |