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I laflT to tink if you was mine, lubly Rose,
Pd gib you plenty, the Lord above knows.
Of possum fat and horamony, sometime rice.
Cow-heel and sugar-cane, and ebry ting dats nice,
Oh ! Rosi% bress dat Rose,
I wish I may be shute if I don't lub Rose;
Oh ! Rose, der coal black Rose.
What in de corner dar Rose, dat I py^
I know dat nigger CuflTee by de white ub he eye,
Dat not CuflTee, 'tis a tick ub wood I sure,
A tick ub wood wid tockey on, you tell me dat, skaW;
Oh ! Rose, take care Rose,
I wish I may be burnt if I don't hate Rose;
Oh ! Rose, you bracka snake Rose.
Let go my arm Lose, let mc at him rush,
I swclla his two lips Uke a black-a ball-a-brush ;
Let go my arm Rose, let me at him rush,
I sweila his two lips like a black-a ball-a-brush ;
Oh ! Rose, take c^re Rose,
Take care Rose, take care Rose,
I wish I may be beat if I don't hate Rose,
He clar himself for sartin, he cutta dirt and run.
Now Sambo follow arter wid his tum, tum, tum.
He clar himself for sartin, he cutta dirt and rim.
Now Sambo follow arter wid his tum, tum, turn,
Oh ! Rose, farewell Ruse,
I wish I may be burnt if I don't hate Rose,
Oh ! Rose, you blacka snake Rose.
Do Carolinia Crciv.
Cum all ye Virginia gals and listen to my noise,
Nebber do you wed wid de Carolinia boys;
For if dat you do, your fortune it shall be.
Corn cakes and hommony, and Jango-lango tea.
Singing, Mamselle Marie, chee bone cum savfi
•Mamselle Marie, ob cliee bone cum saw.