Plantation echoes
Transcriber’s Note: Henderson’s writing captures African American dialect of his time, but the poems contain slang words and racial stereotypes that the modern reader is likely to find offensive.
A COLLECTION of ORIGINAL NEGRO DIALECT POEMS
By Elliott Blaine Henderson
Columbus, Ohio PRESS OF F. J. HEER 1904
Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1904
BY E. B. HENDERSON
In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO
MESSERS.
Elliott Blaine Henderson
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Plantation Echoes
Dedication
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
WHEN THE MOON HANGS LOW.
SEEMS DEY’S NO PLACE.
GOOD BYE, HONEY—GOOD BYE.
WHAT WE GWINE TO DO?
KAZE I KNO’ I KAIN’T STOP.
DAHKY, WHUT YO’ DUN?
WHEN DE FIAH AM KINDLIN’ HOT.
LAMENTATION.
WHEN DE SUMMAH’S DUN CUM.
THE COON’S SERENADE.
BLISSFUL ANTICIPATIONS.
PAWSON JOHNSON AT DINNER.
GO ’WAY, MAH HONEY.
BRER POSSUM DECLINES.
I HAIN’T FOOLIN’ HONEY.
SLEEP.
A PROFUSE ENCOMIUM.
PEEPIN’ TH’EW DE HUSK.
AXIN’, COON? CUM OBEAH.
HUSTLE.
GO SLEEP.
KAZE DE SUN AM SINKIN’.
SOFT FALLS THE NIGHT.
GIT ON BOARD, CHILLUN.
UNCLE NED AN’ DE MOCKIN’ BIRD.
PO’ LI’L’ RASTUS.
SAMBO’S RAIN PHILOSOPHY.
JES’ KEEP ER LOOKIN’ UP.
WISHED I’D RODE MAH HOSS.
EGGS! EGGS!! EGGS!!!
IT AM DE POSSUM TIME.
STICK TO YOUR RACE!
MEMORIAL DAY.
TRUSSY’S VISIT.
IS YO’ LONESUM, HONEY?
LARN TO HE’P YO’SE’F.
COURTIN’ O’ DE PHONE.
LONESUM VALLEY CHRISTMUS TREE.
YES, WEES GOT ER FLAG.
HI, MISTAH DAHKY.
DEY’S ER COL’ WAVE BRESHIN’ NIGH.
FORCE OF WORDS.
I TOL’ YO’ SO.
THE PASSING OF NIGHT.
A TALE O’ WOE.
LULLABY.
THE ECSTASY OF UNCLE JOE.
KEEP ER GOIN’.
CLIMIN’ UP DE HILL.
SISTAH RUFFLE.
THE GALLANT BLACKS OF SAN JUAN HILL.
