I knows jes' how de t'ing 'u'd seem

Ef I 'd be sho't wid you.

On Sunday, you's at chu'ch a-shoutin',

Den all de week you go 'roun' poutin'—

I's mighty tiahed o' all dis doubtin',

I tell you cause I's true.

HYMN

O li'l' lamb out in de col',

De Mastah call you to de fol',

O li'l' lamb!