We’ll have a Little Dance, To-Night, Boys.
Oh, listen to this good old tune,
And then I’ll sing another,
Oh, Massa’s gone this afternoon,
To call upon his brother.
So darkies wait a little while,
Till he gets out ob sight,
We’ll drop the shovel and the hoe,
And have a little dance to-night.
CHORUS.
We’ll have a little dance to-night, boys,
And dance by the light of the moon.
I want the cambric handkerchief,
I want the beaver hat,
Oh, hand me down the high-heel’d boots,
Likewise the silk cravat.
The darkies all are grinning,
Their teeth look very white,
’Case they’re going over the mountain,
To have a little dance to-night.
To have a little dance, &c.
I get up at the break of day,
To take my morning walk;
I meets my lovely Julian,
And this is the way we talk:
“I say, you are my only love,
You are my heart’s delight,
Won’t you go over the river,
To have a little dance to night?”
We’ll have a little dance, &c.