Wichita eagle., 1886-09-15
Quaint Snatchcs of Song from Cottcn-BO
and IRYec.


Quaint snatches of Song from Cotton Boat
and Levec.
The last bale OF cotton having been
rolled on board with many a " heave no"
from the darkey crew, the happiest hOu.
in the inn rovdent, devil-may-care
existence OF TIE Mississ :ppi River rOusta-
bout is at hand.
Roasting on railing, rope coils and
cot on bales on the rear deck like a con-
vention of dilapidated scarecrows, they
are waiting to respond to the farewell
songs of friends and sweethearts CON
gregated on tho levee.
Farewell, broders. if yos gwine TO to
Well weep TO to see 20 face once mo-"
walls out dusky maiden on the shore,
and
ION de lebee by de riber SIDE"
rol! the united voices.
"Ive lef' my gal in New Orleans,
Fo' she is young. jes' in hah teens"
trills a thin tenor from the deck, and
again
"On de lebee by de riber SIDE"
swells the refrain.
Ducks plays guards an chickens
drinks wine
An de monkey grow on de grape vine.
Con sta'ch pudding and tapioca pie,
Oh! &c gray cat pick out do brack cats
eyer
thrilingly announces the heavy bass,
while the dual crowd breaks into united
rhythmical sway at the rousing refrain.
"Walk that, Loo. Oh, Miss Loo!
All! ali |! ali heah we go!
Fo' we all gwine TO to leabe you, good
bye, goodbye!
Fo' we all gwine 70 to leabe 20, good
bye, Liza Jane"
The echo scarcely dies away when a
rival songster on the shore begins:
Monkey dress in soldier c.o'se;
All cross ober to Jordan!
Went out in dc woods 70 to drill de
crows;
Oh. Ja-ru-sa-lem!
Jay bird sat on ole hickory limb;
All cross ober to Jordan!
up wild rock an hit him on dc chin!
on, Ja-ru-sa-lem
And then the excited crowd sweeps
with wild enthusiasm into:
"Shine on! Shine on! All cross ober
to Jordan!
Then shine on! Shine on! on Ja-ru.
SALIENT
Next womans figure breaks out
from the leves crowd with waving arms
and swaying tody and proclaims in a
ringing treble:
"Oh, long TO to reach dat heavenly
sho'
To meet OF Peter stan'in at de do.
He say to me, oh how you do?
Come sit right yonder in do golen pew
Foo de coed colo'd people da go clah
froo
To dip in de Goren Sea-"
And the sympathetic brethren swell
the melodious
Den dip me! bave me!
Sister you and me!
Ccne ge, il de boat, 70 we all gwine to
float
Fo' TO dip in de Golen Sea-
This is evidently favorite air. and
the thronc becomes frantic with enthu
siasn as it repeats itwith many a guam
stanZa. An ecstatic sister takes up tn,
burden again with
" Good Mr.. Jesus sittin' in ,.e PROV,
Come oil yo' niggahs, make yo' bow;
on | icok down on de wolf below,
An watch dem white trash shublin
snow.
While aa2el fishes ds nip my toe,
Whije Clip in de Golen Scar
Then the responsive chorus swells out.
and again the basso rroftaio of the crew
determines that the sters shall not
have monopoly q The solo par s, SO he
hreaks in and cru, biz ely refers 10 the
errat.c mother OF them all
"Or Adam he wah de tus' built man.
OATS lis what de Good. Book say;
An Ebe come mex, den sin began,
OATS lis what dc Good Book say.
Ere biz de apple right in two.
A wicked iiug 20 Ehe TO DO;
Yes, dat's what de Good Book say."
But his efforts to silence them is III.
tile. for they join him with unabated
gusto In
/" OATS jes what de Good Book say, it
am;