Irwin Russell | Poem Lake

Nebuchadnezzar

You, Nebuchadnezzar, whoa, sah!
Whar is you tryin’ to go, sah?
I ’d hab you fur to know, sah,
I ’s a-holdin’ ob de lines.
You better stop dat prancin’,
You ’s paw’ful fond ob dancin’,
But I ’ll bet my yeah’s advancin’
Dat I ’ll cure you ob...
De Fust Banjo

Go ’way, fiddle! folks is tired o’ hearin’ you a-squawkin’.
Keep silence fur yo’ betters!—don’t you hear de banjo talkin’?
About de ’possum’s tail she ’s gwine to lecter—ladies, listen!—
About de ha’r whut isn’t dar, an’ why de ha’r is missin’:

“Dar’s gwine to...
De Fust Banjo

Go ’way, fiddle! folks is tired o’ hearin’ you a-squawkin’.
Keep silence fur yo’ betters!—don’t you heah de banjo talkin’?
About de ’possum’s tail she ’s gwine to lecter—ladies, listen!—
About de ha’r whut is n’t dar, an’ why de ha’r is missin’:

“Dar’s gwine to...