by James Edwin Campbell (1867 - 1896)
De Cunjah man
Language: English
O chillen, run, de Cunjah man, Him mouf ez beeg ez fryi pan, Him yurs am small, hi eyes am raid, Him hab no toof een him of haid, Him hab him roots, him wu'k him trick, Him roll him eye, him mek you sick -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen, run, de Cunjah man! Him hab ur ball ob raid, raid ha'r, Him hide it un' de kitchen sta'r, Mam Jude huh pars urlong dat way, An' now huh hab ur snaik, de say. Him wrop ur ioun' huh buddy tight, Huh eyes pop out, ur orful sight -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen, run, de Cunjah man! Miss Jane, huh dribe him f'um huh do', An' now huh hens woan' lay no mo'; De Jussey cow huh done fall sick, Hit all done by de Cunjah trick. Him put ur root un' 'Lijah's baid, An' now de man he sho' am daid -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen, run, de Cunjah man! Me see him stan' de yudder night Right een de road een white moon-light; Him toss him arms, him whirl him 'roun', Him stomp him foot urpon de groun'; De snaiks come crawlin', one by one, Me hyuh um hiss, me break an' run -- De Cunjah man, de Cunjah man, O chillen, run, de Cunjah man!
Text Authorship:
- by James Edwin Campbell (1867 - 1896) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "De Cunjah man", 2006 [high voice or medium voice and piano], from Echoes from the Cabin, no. 5 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-04-29
Line count: 32
Word count: 226