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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
KENTUCKY BABE, by RICHARD HENRY BUCK First Line: Skeeters am a-hummin' on de honeysuckle vine Last Line: Close yo' eyes in sleep. | |||
'SKEETERS am a hummin' on de honeysuckle vine, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! Sandman am a comin' to dis little coon of mine, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! Silv'ry moon am shinin' in de heabens up above, Bobolink am pinin' fo' his little lady love: Yo' is mighty lucky, Babe of old Kentucky, -- Close yo' eyes in sleep. Fly away, Fly away, Kentucky Babe, fly away to rest, Fly away, Lay yo' kinky, woolly head on yo' mammy's breast, -- Um--um--, Close yo' eyes in sleep. Daddy's in de cane-brake wid his little dog and gun, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! 'Possum fo' yo' breakfast when yo' sleepin' time is done, -- Sleep, Kentucky Babe! Bogie man'll catch yo' sure unless yo' close yo' eyes, Waitin' jes outside de doo' to take yo' by surprise: Bes' be keepin' shady, Little colored lady, -- Close yo' eyes in sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BRONCHO THAT WOULD NOT BE BROKEN by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY BYRON by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER PRAYERS OF STEEL by CARL SANDBURG THE LAMP OF HERO by LOUISE VICTORINE ACKERMANN CONFLICT AND PEACE by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS |
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