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Artist: Melody (J-pop)
Canonical path: /melody/year-of-jubilo
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Year of Jubilo
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Year of Jubilo
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Say, darkeys, hab you seen de massa,
Wid de muff-stash on his face,
Go long de road some time dis mornin'
Like he gwine to leab de place?
He seen a smoke, 'way up the ribber
Whar de Linkum gunboats lay;
He took his hat an' lef' berry sudden
An' I spec he's run away!
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De massa run? Ha ha!
De darkeys stay? Ho ho!
It mus' be now de kingdom comin'
An' de year ob Jubilo!
He six foot one way, two foot tudder,
An' he weigh tree hundred pound;
His coat so big, he couldn't pay de tailor,
An' it don't go half way round.
He drill so much dey call him Cap'n
An' he get so drefful tanned,
I spec he try and fool dem Yankees
For to t'ink he's contraband!
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De darkeys feel so lonesome, libing
In de log-house on the lawn,
Dey move dar t'ings to massa's parlour,
For to keep it while he's gone.
Dar's wine an' cider in de kitchen,
An' de darkeys dey'll have some;
I spose dey'll all be confiscated
When de Linkum sojers come.
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De oberseer he make us trouble
An he dribe us round a spell;
We lock him up in de smoke-house cellar
Wid de key trown in de well.
De whip is lost, de han-cuff broken
But de massa'll hab his pay;
He's ole enough, big enough, ought to known better
Dan to went an' run away.
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