(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)

We gadder in de cabin, an’ we shet de door,

Throw a log on de fi-ah, fo’ to see hit roar,

An’ ole King Frost, he growl so fierce an’ sore.

(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)

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De old norf wind again de cabin door crashes;

(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)

Possum’s in de pot, and de sweet yam’s in de ashes;

(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)