Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-06-18
Josh and Bro. Joe.

color of yer skin
De God of all creation done sed all
mankiEe is kin,
An dats fer hyar it matters not eff it lis
brown er black
Cause eff de Debble gifts you he's
gwine to treat all a lack.
Dis am a funny place to lib fer some
folks to be sho,
Dare aint no difference how dey ac:
dey's all de same TO Joe;
Dey may be jis as humble as possum in
de cage,
Come bowin an scrapin same as
Sambo in his age.
Dey may pray from arly evenin until
almos break OBJ day
Dey may watch lack good OF Dane u
moungst de lions far away;
Dey may go to school an study until
evry hair is grey
Dey may hab de bes' oh trainin', be a
Washington TO-DAY.
Dey may go to ev'ry battle, bare dere
breaS' TO shot an shell
Meet de foe in bloody conflict eben on
de verge OBJ hell,
Dey may save de constitution an or
Glory from disgrace
When de gun boats plow de ocean an
de soldiers take dare place.
But when Joe takes notion to fetch de
paper out,
Er when mighty takers done come
up from de Soutt
Deys done fergit our virtue an our cou.
rage fer de righe,
Den day makes out to de public dat
all coons is bad ut sight"
Eli we ebber wants to travel, ride in car
upon de rail
Eat bit when we gifts hongry whar
dar's dinner fer to sale
All over larnin aint wuth uuthin' an
our manners down do fall
Not bit Oh dinner fer dem, Jim
Grow" cars is fer dem all.
An as fer Christianitee, it seems dat it's
got mixed
So far as Judge an Jury goes an also
politics.
Eff some folks is suspected any whar in
dis heah lam
De Judge he gifts a cart-rope an de
Jury Jines de ban;
Wa lie de preacher in dc pulpit an his
eye is fry red,
He's done tole de congregation by
man shall his blood be sned.
Den dey takes de cullud brudder ef he's
guilty er he amt,
An dey drags him TO a coner, Holy
Horrors. see de Saints.
First dey hangs him up above dem, so
dat all de worl can see
While dey empty all dere firearms
till he's dead as dead can be,
Gut him down" de leader crieth,
Fetch de oil by dc pail
Heap on straw an wood an rubbish,
cross ties, pos, an rott'n rails"
Soon dare's nuthin lef but ashes, finger
bones and bits OBJ toes,
Den you'll see a mighty scrambling
fer de relics by de foes;
See dem hurry back TO business, secrets
each one keeps his own
Dis is what de Jury renders, " Met
/ his death by hands unknown. >
Oh We sons of Hams decendants, dis
heah's de time to do yo' bes',
Fer de Flags done gone TO pieces,
'Merica's full OBJ preludes;
pose eff all would stan To gedder jis
lack men oh paler hue,
Would dere be 50 much talkin bout
de towards 90 de crew?
/ would sooner be monkee hangin on
de bamboo tree,
Dan to lib in base subjechon maxim
out dat ! Is free.
! 1 would sooner die a hero wild my mus
ket in my han,
Dan to bow to imposition lack dey
gibs III dis heah Ian.
1 wunder. when de Master, on de genet
Judgment Day
Comes "a hunt'n up de people-Oh he S
comm so dey say,
l wunder when de milyuns from de
grave an from de sea
When dey stan befo' de Master
odder folks wild yol an me-
Is lie gwine to look us ober, wild de
greatest kline oh care?
Jis TO larn our tint an color an de
texture ob our haar?
| wunder will de train oS Jesus when it
moves off fer de sky
Is dey gwine hab sep'rate coach es fer
de folks OBJ deeper dye?
Will dar be sep'rate temple in de Ian
TO which we flee,
When de big bell tolls in Zion on de
day oh jubilee
Now eff denis de kline oh 'rangements
dey's maxim up fer me,
I'd sooner take my chances wild de
men below de sea.
%. LGRoY BUTLER,
1876 W. 33rd ST.,
New York City.
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