Done made me love you,
Den tryin’ to throw me away.
See dem crazy fellows, daddy?
Go to jail about ’em,
But I wont go in—
What Can the Matter Be?[74]
What can the matter be, O dear, what can the matter be?
What can the matter be, O dear, Johnnie is so long at the fair.
He promised to bring me a ring an’ a locket
An’ all the nice things you wear in your pocket.