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Lyrics of Love and Laughter

But dat man commenced to hollah 'Fo' he'd even washed his face; 
Would you b'lieve, de scan'lous rascal
Woke de birds erroun' de place?

Sam'l took a trip a-Sad'day;
Dressed hisse'f in all he had, Tuk a cane an' went a-strolling', Lookin' mighty pleased an' glad.
Some folks don' know whut de mattah, But I do, you bet yo' life;
Sam'l smilin' an' a-singin'
'Case he been to see his wife.

She live on de fu' plantation, twenty miles erway er so; But huh man is mighty happy
W'en he git de chanst to go.
Walkin' allus ain' de nice's—
Mo'nin' fin's him on de way—
But he allus comes back smilin',
Lak his pleasure was his pay.
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