Grass commence a-comin’
Thoo de thawin’ groun’,
Evah bird dat whistles
Keepin’ noise erroun’;
Cai n't sleep in de mo'nin’,
Case befo’ it‘ s light
Bluebird an’ de robin,
Done begun to fight.
Bluebird sass de robin,
Robin sass him back,
Den de bluebird scol’ him
‘ Twell his face is black.
Would n’ min’ de quoilin’
All de mo'nin’ long,
‘ Cept it wakes me early,
Case hit‘ s done in song.
Anybody wo'kin’
Wants to sleep ez late
Ez de folks‘ ll‘ low him,
An’ I wish to state
( Co'se dis ai n't to scattah,
But‘ twix’ me an’ you ),
I could stan’ de bedclothes,
Kin’ o’ latah, too.
‘ T ai n't my natchul feelin’,
Dis hyeah mopin’ spell.
I stan's early risin’
Mos'ly moughty well;
But de ve'y minute,
I feel Ap'il' s heat,
Bless yo’ soul, de bedclothes
Nevah seemed so sweet.
Mastah, he's a-scol'in’,
Case de han's is slow,
All de hosses balkin’,
Jes’ cai n't mek‘ em go.
Don’ know whut's de mattah,
Hit's a funny t'ing,
Less'n hit‘ s de fevah
Dat you gits in spring.