by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864)
Old Uncle Ned
Language: English
Dere was an old nigga dey calld him Uncle Ned, He's dead long ago, long ago. He had no wool on de top ob de head De place wha de wool ought to grow. Den lay down de shubble and de hoe - o - o And hang up de fiddle and de bow, No more hard work for poor old Ned, He's gone wha de good niggas go. His fingers were long like de cane in de brake, He had no eyes for to see; He had no teeffe to eat de oae cake So he had to luf dat oae cake be. Den lay down etc. On a cold frosty morning poor Uncle Ned died, Masters tears down his cheeks ran like rain Case he knew when poor Ned was under de ground He'd neber see his like again. Den lay down etc.
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- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- by Stephen Collins Foster (1826 - 1864), "Old Uncle Ned", published 1848. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: T. P. (Peter) Perrin
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Word count: 145