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1872–1906

JOHNNY SPEAKS

Paul Laurence Dunbar

The sand-man he's a jolly old fellow, His face is kind and his voice is mellow, But he makes your eyelids as heavy as lead, And then you got to go off to bed;

I do n't think I like the sand-man. But I've been playing this livelong day; It does make a fellow so tired to play! Oh, my, I'm a-yawning right here before ma,

I'm the sleepiest fellow that ever you saw. I think I do like the sand-man.

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