Ef I had wings like Noah's dove, I'd fly up the river to the man I love. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. Ise got a man, an' he's long and tall, Moves his body like a cannon ball. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. One o' dese days, an' it won't be long, Call my name an' I'll be gone. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. 'Member one night, a-drizzlin' rain, Roun' my heart I felt a pain. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. When I wo' my ap'ons low, Couldn't keep you from my do'. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. Now I wears my ap'ons high, Sca'cely ever see you passin' by. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. Now my ap'on's up to my chin, You pass my do' an' you won' come in. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. Ef I had listened to whut my mama said, I'd be at home in my mama's bed. Fare thee well, O Honey, fare thee well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE TO THE BROWN PAPER BAG by JAMES GALVIN THREE SONNETS by RICHARD WILBUR CELSUS AT HADRIAN'S VILLA by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO A MAN WORKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE CROWD by MARIANNE MOORE FLEMING HELPHENSTINE by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON TWO SONNETS: 2 by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |