Poor Uncle Tom Good night
De sun shines bright in de old Kentucky
home
'Tis summer, de darkeys am gay
De corn top's ripe and de meadows in de bloom
De birds make music all de day
De young folks roll on de little cabin floor
All merry all happy and bright
By'm by Hard Times comes a knock[?]
at de door
Den poor Uncle Tom good night
Oh good night +c.
Dey hunt no more for de possum and de coon
On de meadow, de hill and de shore
Dey sing no more by de glimmer ob de moon
On de bench by de old Cabin door
De day goes by like a shadow on de heart
Wid sorrow where all was delight
De time has come when de darkeys hab
to part
Den poor uncle Tom good night.
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De head must bow and de back will hab to bend
Whereber de darkey may go
{ will end
A few more days and de troubles all
In de field wha de cotton had grow
A few more days for to tote de
weary load
No matter it soon will be light
A few more days for to totter on de road
Den poor uncle Tom good night
