Sold by 21 East Gallery, Villa Park, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since January 24, 2019
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
A vintage poem, possibly written by an African American, with some lyrics from the song "Old Black Joe" from Stephen Foster 1860. Found in Chicago, IL. Item as a whole measures approximately 11 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches (represented by pictures 1 and 2). Back has some illegible writing. I attempted to write out the full lyrics below. Thanks for looking.O my darling Nellie May!? They have taken her awayAnd I ??ll never see my darling any moreThey have taken her to Georgia for to wear her live awayDown in de corn-fields=hear dat mournful soundAll de darkies am a singin------ ??Oh Susan quit your foolin and give your heart to meGive me back my old straw hat-Where the spring ???? Comes gentle Annie?And the wild flowers are scattered-On the Tom Bigby ribber (note: there is a Tombigbee river in MS and AL)So bright I was born-In a hut made of husks middlTall? Yaller corn It was dar I just met wid? A cam meetinTook place by de colred race-Way down in Georgia-There were coons large and small, lanky lean fat and tallAt this great coon calf milking-When churchWas out he ??? Bredren did shout-Lu,Lu how ???My Lu, Lu, Lu, ?? ? ? you and I do Lu, Lu, ????Dat bran new cook ???, I naub? Dat chair-I knaub datLookin glass-now run & tell Elijah to hur up Pomp-To meet us at de gum tree down in de swampLare thee well, fare thee well-fare the well,my fairy foy? for I ??m goingTo Louisiana for to see my Susiana, swinging-fare well,fare wellMy dear old cabin home, fare well, I learn theeNow to roam. The ??.I bid thee all fare wellWith hope and joy the Pearl can never tell-I ??m comin(were waiting)I ??m coming (were waiting) my head is burng low: no more die heartThose voices calling ??Old Black Joe ? !Negro MedleyRevised Jan. 1901On Jun-12-11 at 16:04:10 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Get your own map of past buyers. Fast. Simple.
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