The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
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 Ills wild syrstiops make heads swim!
 Black ladies cry. "Dari Who but himv And here the fiddlers come in truth
 They tune up for the quarter Dance
 Led by the Belle. gay Mustee Nance:
 while the dark fiddlers out this way: Josh calls the figures out this way:
 "Choose yot mate for de Figger Eight! Joe take Jincyi c1em take Kate!
 All to de right and de Ladies doseei
 Mems counter balance and foller closely
 All chasseri And de Ladies swing out!
 Mems counter-balancs and make de ring
 Nance in de middle Is de Bird-In-De-
 Who dat man her heart enxases7
 Blue Bird In. -and dc Black Bird out
 Heah she been around about Glasses her in and chasss her out!
 Ladies all chaser to de middle.
 Sail around and step to de fiddle!
 Ladies hold hands! Ring up de rinsl
 Joe's in de middle and de Bird Cage swing;
 Black Bird in. and de piuc-T3ird out; Choose and win and stomp about | Somebody choose tat darkey outp'
 Then the bows thrill another measure. The change but. brings newer pleasure. Josh swilis a gourd of good hard cider, opens his big mouth wide and wider.
 Calling new tunes for Msstes @ Nance; .. Fust lady out de Shoo-Fly- Swing Shoo-Fly-Lady, Shoo-Ffyi
 Christmas comes but once a year Gem men out on de Fiy-Hls Hlsh-Flins- Fly-High- Gem men. Fly High! | Christmas comes but once year. Come along and take yo' sheer! Bird Eys-Lady on de Buzzard-Wing, Bird Eye-Lady-Bird- Christmas time is sholy here ft Stay q year affd won't keer! Then tired of dance the Kissing Game
 Comes in the fun its part to claim. And many a brown Quarter Coquette Makes a fond lover furne and fret; Pending the kiss you Nut Brown Lu When hardly won will make It two; Los my Sweethe Tidy-o, Found me anodder one-Ti-dy-o. Prettier dan de odder one -Ti-dy-o-- Skip to my Lu. My Lu-Lul My gal skipped tnd I skipped too. o la, Honey! I skipped to Lu!
 Choose me . sweetheart. Ti-dy-o. Find me . Beauty. Ti-dy-o. I'll pay my duty, Tt-dy-o. Skip to my Lu. my Lu-Lu! My gal skipped and l skipped too o la, Honey! skipped to Lui So the fun waxes every hour. All feel the jolly santa's power The joy Is hearty wholesome, rough
 Blessed be Saint Nick there's fun enoushl While foolery goes on apace Old Darby pulls graver face. old Darby nightly prayed for death No one loved better Hfe's good breath But each night to his house he went To win for death his Lords consent. So now upon this Christmas Night When Christmas jokes were at the height The Quarter boys made up plot To learn If Darby meant ~or not
 The many prayers he nightly made To be in angel robes arrayed: So they stole to his cabin. There They climbed the roof and heard this ''on. come now. my Lord! And fetch me
 I'm tlrfd CT 'dis werid and I don't wantsr Everybody bus me sech a sinner fer truo Dat wants to git rid of 'em all. dol Come. Lord. on yo white mare Patience and ride side: done ax You to come for me ever night Now its Christmas it seem dat You real 1y might" He paused and trembied for on the roof He heard a sound as of horses hoof- Then such a tearing and pulling off shingles.
 A trampins and splitting and rippins old Darby saw through to the stars ir the sky aaasS
 There was terror indeed in his rolling Up to the rafters his arms he upcast. He Thought the next minute surely his last
 soh. Gracious. my Lordi Hifs Christmas Night. I ain't right ready. not really. not auitel Oh, Gracious my Lordl Amt I sorry spokel
 But I thought You could take Christmas jokew Thus with jolly Prank and Play The Christmas Night is worn away; / And the last Christmas sound we hear Is Nanny singing low and clear
 To the white lambs in her dear keep, Soothing them back tq gentle sleep: Little Joseph, put your coat Little Joseph, Put yo' coat, Little Joseph put yo' coat Christ the Babe is born toright Born to set you right. Little Moses. sleep in yo boat Little Moses. sleep in yo' boat. Little Moses. sleep in yo' boat Christ the Babe. Is born tonigtt Born to give us light Little Samuel. answer yo Lord. Little Samuel. answer yo Lord, Little Samuel, answer yo Lord. Christ, the Babe. Is born tonight Born to give us might | Little Isaac. obey the Word. | Little Isaac. obey the Word. | Little Isaac. obey the Word, r Christ, the Babe. Is born tonight | Born to win thefigth. | Lfli John he wore the cameps hair, | Lip John he wore the camers hair. | LIFT John he wore the camel's hair