Classic Poem

I up fo' day
En on my way
( " Plow dat furrer ter de en'! " )
All day long
De same ol' song —
" Plow dat furrer ter de en'! "

O believers —
You dat sow en reap,
De sun shine hot
In ever' spot
But you ain't got time ter sleep!

De jaybird, say
" Hit's a holiday —
Plow dat furrer ter de en'! "
De fiel'-lark 'low,
" Dey got you now! —
Plow dat furrer ter de en'! "

O believers —
You dat sow en reap,
De sun shine hot
In ever' spot,
But you ain't got time ter sleep!

But I plows — I does —
Whar de melon wuz,
De bes' dat de good Lawd sen';
En fum north ter souf
I smacks my mouf
Ez I plows dat furrer ter de en'!

O believers —
You dat sow en reap
You'll sho' feel prime
In de melon time,
But you won't have time ter sleep!