An' de days ah faih, an' evah night is sweet.

Fu' de ol' plantation 's callin' to me, Come, oh, come.

An' de Chesapeake 's a-sayin' "Dat's de t'ing,"

W'ile my little cabin beckons, dough his mouf is closed an' dumb,

I 's a-comin, an' my hea't begins to sing.

RELUCTANCE

Will I have some mo' dat pie?

No, ma'am, thank-ee, dat is—I—

Bettah quit daihin' me.

Dat ah pie look sutny good: