by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
The Glendy Burk
Language: English
De Glendy Burk is a mighty fast boat, Wid a mighty fast captain too; He sits up dah on de hurricane roof And he keeps his eye on de crew. I cant stay here, for dey work too hard; I'm bound to leave dis town; I'll take my duds and tote 'em on my back When de Glendy Burk comes down. CHORUS Ho! for Lou'siana! I'm bound to leave dis town; I'll take my duds and tote 'em on my back When de Glendy Burk comes down. De Glendy Burk has a funny old crew And dey sing de boatman's song, Dey burn de pitch and de pine knot too, For to shove de boat along. De smoke goes up and de ingine roars And de wheel goes round and round, So fare you well! for I'll take a little ride When de Glendy Burk comes down. (CHORUS) I'll work all night in de wind and storm, I'll work all day in de rain, Till I find myself on de levy-dock In New Orleans again. Dey make me mow in de hay field here And knock my head wid de flail, I'll go wha dey work wid de sugar and de cane And roll on de cotton bale. (CHORUS) My lady love is as pretty as a pink, I'll meet her on de way; I'll take her back to de sunny old south And dah I'll make her stay. So dont you fret my honey dear, Oh! don't you fret Miss Brown, I'll take you back 'fore de middle of de week When de Glendy Burk comes down. (CHORUS)
Authorship:
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "The Glendy Burk" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "The Glendy Burk", published 1860. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-10
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Word count: 269