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A Frolic

    By Paul Laurence Dunbar



    Swing yo' lady roun' an' roun',
    Do de bes' you know;
    Mek yo' bow an' p'omenade
    Up an' down de flo';
    Mek dat banjo hump huhse'f.
    Listen at huh talk:
    Mastah gone to town to-night;
    'T ain't no time to walk.

    Lif yo' feet an' flutter thoo,
    Run, Miss Lucy, run;
    Reckon you 'll be cotched an' kissed
    'Fo' de night is done.
    You don't need to be so proud--
    I's a-watchin' you,
    An' I's layin' lots o' plans
    Fu' to git you, too.

    Moonlight on de cotton-fiel'
    Shinin' sof an' white,
    Whippo'will a-tellin' tales
    Out thaih in de night;
    An' yo' cabin 's 'crost de lot:
    Run, Miss Lucy, run;
    Reckon you 'll be cotched an' kissed
    To' de night is done.



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