Long ToDs Night

IH'S a moughty soothin' feelin'Hits a dahky man, 'Long to'ds night.

W'en de row is mos' nigh ended,

Den he stops to fan,'Long to'ds night.

De blue smoke f'om his cabin is a-callin' to him, "Come;"He smell de bacon cookin', an' he hyeah de fiah hum;

An' he 'mence to sing, 'dough wo'kin' putty nigh done made him dumb,'Long to'ds night.

Wid his hoe erpon his

Den he goes erlong,'Long to'ds night.

An' he keepin' time a-steppin'Wid a little song,'Long to'ds night.

De restin'-time's a-comin', an' de time to drink an' eat;

A baby's toddlin' to'ds him on hits little dusty feet,

An' a-goin' to'ds his cabin, an' his suppah's moughty sweet,'Long to'ds night.

Daih his Ca'line min' de kettle,

Rufus min' de chile,'Long to'ds night;

An' de sweat roll down his forred,

Mixin' wid his smile,'Long to'ds night.

He toss his piccaninny, an' he hum a little chune;

De wo'kin' all is ovah, an' de suppah comin' soon;

De wo'kin' times's Decembah, but de restin' time is June,'Long to'ds night.

Dey's a kin' o' doleful feelin',

Hits a tendah place,'Long to'ds night;

Dey's a moughty glory in

Shinin' thoo his face,'Long to'ds night.

De cabin's lak de big house, an' de fiah's lak de sun;

His wife look moughty lakly, an' de chile de puttiest one;

W'y, hit's blessid, jes' a-livin' w'en a body's wo'k is done,'Long to'ds night.