New-York tribune., 1886-08-08
THE ROUSTABOUTS' FAREWELL.
QUAINT SNATCIIES OF song FROM COTTON
KDAT AND LEV EE.

QUAINT SNATCIIES OF song FROM COIlON-
BOAT AND LEVEE.
lFRoN AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE oT TUE TRIBUNE
NEw-ORLsAvs, July 27.-rhe last bale OF
cotton having bren rolled on ooari win many
"IIcave no, fom the darsey crew. the happsn honr
In the improviient "dcvil-Ay care eTtst"nce OF the
Mississippi River rous,abnut is at hand. Roostins on
railing rope coils aud cotton bales OF tho rear deck
Ike a Goa venou Of dlIapdAtsd scAr"crow' thoy arc
waiting 20 rssp nd the farewell sonss OF friends and
swe-tho4rts oongregatej on tho levee
"Fsrc~en broisr' " yo's g~ius TO TO go
Wsil weep &, to sor ~ fAon pnco mo.
walls OUt . iussy maiden on tho shore. ana
"On 10 ebeo by do rber side.
roll the united voices
"rv. ler my gal IN Ne~ Orleans.
Fo' she IL young. Ios' IN hah teens
trills thin tenor from the deck. AMI again
"On dc lcbos by do riD-r SIDE
swclis tho refrain.
duck. plays cy arl, an chickens drinks @ins.
An /. monkey grow on de craps vine.
Com st.ch pniding and ttniocA PIE -,
on !de gr.y cat pick out dc brAcs eAtA eye
thrilllngly announces tho bsAyy bAs. who tho dusi
GRO breaks united rAylhncai away at tho rous
lax refrain.
walk that. Loo on. Miss Loo!
All. nh. All, h-zh coi
fo All gwin. ~ to ls.bs you goodbye. good bye,
~ We ali gwue 10 TO l-abs 20 good by, Liza Jane
the shorc be.ins:
"MonkrT drov in soldier close;
Al cro.so,rr to jordan!
Went ont IN lie woods 10 10 drli dc crows;
on. Ja-r'i-si-iem'
Jay bird sat ou ole hickory lnD;
Al cross obor To Jordan.
Iup wId rock an Lit him on do chin!
OH. JsrG-salcln.
And then The excited crowd sweeps with Wild en.husi-
INTO:
"shine on shine or All cross obsr to Jordan!
Then shin, On. limo oai on. JA-ru-,s-lem"
Next a woman. hsurs breaks out from tho ievec
crowd with wevIns arms and swaying body and pro
claims ~ ringing treble:
"Oh. long 10 to reach dat hsaveoly sAo'
To nee; oi' Potter "tAniu' at dc do
lie Say to m. oh! how you do
10 Ge good oolOd people id so ci.A ifoo
TO dap IN dc GO.en sea-"
And tn. sympathetic brethren swell the molodious
"prn dip m-l b.ve mo-
SISTERS ami mei
Como gel Ia 70 boat 10 wa all gwino TO noAt
Fo' to Dip ia dc Go'on sea-!
TIT. Is ovidootIy u fAvorto ar. aud the throns bs'
comes frantic with euthusiAsn as 1t repcau it with
many quaint N,uA,. An ocstAtc sister tAkes up tho
burden a N with
GOOD Mr.. Jesus sittin In dc Prov.
Come all yo' niegahs make 20 bow:
on! look down On lie VIOLA below
An watch dom whtc trash shublln snow.
Whlo fishes da mp my too,
Whuc I DIP Ia do Gpfcn scar
Then In. Responsive chorus .wels out, And aaan tho
basso prodo OF tho crew determines that tho sisors
snail monopoly OF the solo parts 80 he breaks
IN and crusnsy rofers to tho orrAsc mother Of them
WV "OP Alan he wah de fus' built man,
D,'s us what do Coed Book AAv;
An Ebs come mex den sih began;
D.t's lis what de Good Book say.
Epc bit do apple right In two,
A wickoi nnx 10 Ebc To DO.
YES d.rs what dc Good Book say.'
But his effort silence them is futile. for they join
him with unabatci gusto In
"Dar. es what de Good Book say. It am;
Yes. dat'a what tho Good BOOK aavi
.J-s read frUo. youll in II trua,
Iu' dal's what de Good Book say"
Another biblical eXpoundor 10 quick At hand 70 oon-
uuue the song:
''DAh wah man, he nams wzh Lott
Dat'- iis' what de Good Book sAy.
An ho nab a wife an daughters got;
Dat. Ms what dc Good Book say.
lie wife sh- bAik au' mako a halt
An de Lord lie furu hah " ITO salt;
OhI dzts what do Good Book say I"
But tho swayiny. time boating crowd shore IL now
fast recsdins from view aud tho boats many diced
ore v uutes with heart-stirring eArnestne,s in
" r.o vine rom do cotton fields. Tso gwiuo rom dc
"a gwns rom do OIL log hut dat stans down In do lans
do boat AIN IA dc ribrr dat AIN come TO tako on,
An rso ewinc to jino do ex odus sriko TO dc
No'f"
And afar the moon-lt waters faint o: weird
melodies came floating ike distant echo Of this pa
thetIc strain