Elliott Blaine Henderson Excerpt from Darkey Ditties Poems Plinkertee, plinkerteePlinkertee plunk!Time foh de possumAn' de coon an' de skunk!Pickahninnies rompin''Bout de a-corn tree, Bullfrog saysIt's mighty good here to be. Duck says to gander"Take o' drink! Take o' drink!"Gobbler says de weddah'sRinkeedink! Rinkedink!Bluebird hollers"Whah's yo' gwine? Whah's yo' gwine?Jay bird says, Nebbah mine! Nebbah mine!" De nights sortah frostyAn' de moon shines pale, De hound smells de possum, An' done struck de trail.It's high-ho JohnnyLet's go erlong too!We'll roun' up Mistah PossumFo' de clock strikes two! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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