by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906)
A frolic
Language: English
Swing yo' lady roun' an' roun', Do de bes' you know; Mek yo' bow an' p'omenade Up an' down de flo'; Mek dat banjo hump huhse'f, Listen at huh talk: Mastah gone to town to-night; 'T ain't no time to walk. Lif' yo' feet an' flutter thoo, Run, Miss Lucy, run; Reckon you'll be kotched an' kissed Fo' de night is done. You don't need to be so proud -- I's a-watchin' you, An' I's layin' lots o' plans Fu' to git you, too. Moonlight on de cotton-fiel' Shinin' sof, an' white, Whippo'will a-tellin' tales Out thaih in de night; An' yo' cabin's 'crost de lot: Run, Miss Lucy, run; Reckon you'll be kotched an' kissed Fo' de night is done.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 - 1906), "A frolic" [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), "A frolic", 2009 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork (b. 1941), "A frolic", 1994, from Common Ground: An Operatic Songfest, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 120