Gideon's Band: A Tale of the Mississippi

by George Washington Cable

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Come, smilin' 'Lindy Lowe, an' awake up, fiddle an' bow,

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Come, smilin' 'Lindy Lowe, we'll a-dance de heel an' toe,

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Come, smilin' 'Lindy Lowe, to de tchune o' Jump, Jim Crow,

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Come, smilin' 'Lindy Lowe, come, de pootiess gal I know,

On de finess boat dat eveh float'

In de O—hi—o,