| James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| The Corn Song |
| | | John Wesley Holloway |
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| JES’ beyan a clump o’ pines,— | |
| Lis’n to ’im now!— | |
| Hyah de jolly black boy, | |
| Singin’, at his plow! | |
| In de early mornin’, | 5 |
| Thoo de hazy air, | |
| Loud an’ clear, sweet an’ strong | |
| Comes de music rare: | |
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| “O mah dovee, Who-ah! | |
| Do you love me? Who-ah! | 10 |
| Who-ah!” | |
| An’ as ’e tu’ns de cotton row, | |
| Hyah ’im tell ’is of mule so; | |
| “Whoa! Har! Come ’ere!” | |
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| Don’t yo’ love a co’n song? | 15 |
| How it stirs yo’ blood! | |
| Ever’body list’nin’, | |
| In de neighborhood! | |
| Standin’ in yo’ front do’ | |
| In de misty mo’n, | 20 |
| Hyah de jolly black boy, | |
| Singin’ in de co’n: | |
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| “O Miss Julie, Who-ah! | |
| Love me truly, Who-ah! | |
| Who-ah!” | 25 |
| Hyah ’im scol’ ’is mule so, | |
| W’en ’e try to mek ’im go: | |
| “Gee! Whoa! Come ’ere!” | |
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| O you jolly black boy, | |
| Yod’lin’ in de co’n, | 30 |
| Callin’ to yo’ dawlin’, | |
| In de dewy mo’n, | |
| Love ’er, boy, forevah, | |
| Yodel ever’ day; | |
| Only le’ me lis’n, | 35 |
| As yo’ sing away: | |
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| “O mah dawlin’! Who-ah! | |
| Hyah me callin’! Who-ah! | |
| Who-ah!” | |
| Tu’n aroun’ anothah row, | 40 |
| Holler to yo’ mule so: | |
| “Whoa! Har! Come ’ere!” | |
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