Now I’s workin’ hard.
De chain gang got me, an’ de coal mine, too,
But, Lawd, what’s a po’ nigger gonna do
When a creeper comes creepin’ in,
When a creeper comes creepin’ in,
When a creeper comes creepin’ in?
Home again, home again,
When a creeper comes a-creepin’ in.
[69] Cf. Home Again Blues, a popular phonograph piece.
I’s Done Spot My Nigger