Daily Poem

Charles Bertram Johnson  

A Little Cabin
DES a little cabin
Big ernuff fur two.
Des awaitin’, honey,
Cozy fixt fur you;
Down dah by de road, 5
Not ve’y far from town,
Waitin’ fur de missis,
When she’s ready to come down.

Des a little cabin,
An’ er acre o’ group’, 10
Vines agrowin’ on it,
Fruit trees all aroun’,
Hollyhawks a-bloomin’
In de gyahden plot—
Honey, would you like to 15
Own dat little spot?

Make dat little cabin
Cheery, clean an’ bright,
With an’ angel in it
Like a ray of light? 20
Make dat little palace
Somethin’ fine an’ gran’,
Make it like an Eden,
Fur a lonely man?

Des you listen, Honey, 25
While I ’splain it all,
How some lady’s go’nter
Boss dat little hall;
Des you take my han’
Dat’s de way it’s writ, 30
Des you take my heart,
Dat’s de deed to it.