. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . nt pay de tailor, An it wont reach halfway roun ;He drill so much dey calls him capn, An he git so mighty tanned,I spec he 11 try to fool dem Yankees,For to tink he massa run, ha, ha !De darkey stay, ho, ho !It mus be now de kingdum de yar ob jubilo. De darkeys got so lonesome libbn In de log hut on de lawn,Dey moved dere tings into massas parlor For to keep it w^hile he s wine an cider in de
. American war ballads and lyrics: a collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the revolution, the war of 1812-15, the war with Mexico, and the civil war . nt pay de tailor, An it wont reach halfway roun ;He drill so much dey calls him capn, An he git so mighty tanned,I spec he 11 try to fool dem Yankees,For to tink he massa run, ha, ha !De darkey stay, ho, ho !It mus be now de kingdum de yar ob jubilo. De darkeys got so lonesome libbn In de log hut on de lawn,Dey moved dere tings into massas parlor For to keep it w^hile he s wine an cider in de kitchin, An de darkeys dey hab some,I spec it will be all fiscated, When de Lincum sojers come, ^be l^ear of jubilee De massa run, ha, ha ! De darkey stay, ho, ho ! It mus be now de kingdum comin, An de yar ob jubilo. De oberseer he makes us trubble, An he dribe us roun a spell,We lock him up in de smoke-house cellar, Wid de key flung in de whip am lost, de han-cuff broke, But de massy hab his pay ;He big an ole enough for to know betterDan to went an run massa run, ha, ha !De darkey stay, ho, ho !It mus be now de kingdum comin,An de yar ob THE CONQUERED BANNER. By ABRAM J. RYAN. [This poem appeared very soon after the surreuder ofthe Confederate armies, and was probably the first, as itis the finest, poetical expression of reverent regret for theLost Cause, without any touch of bitterness in its author was a Catholic priest, who wrote a numberof poems of merit, though none that appealed so stronglyas this one does to the generous sympathy of the victorwith the sorrow of the vanquished. The author was bornin Norfolk, Va., August 15, 1839, ^^^ died in Louis\dlle,Ky., April 22, 1886.—Editor.]
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