pe, but powerful and
thrilling when joined to the melody with which the negroes had invested
it:

_MY HONEY, MY LOVE_

_Hit 's a mighty fur ways up de Far'well Lane,
My honey, my love!
You may ax Mister Crow, you may ax Mr. Crane,
My honey, my love!
Dey'll make you a bow, en dey'll tell you de same,
My honey, my love!
Hit 's a mighty fur ways fer to go in de night,
My honey, my love!
My honey, my love, my heart's delight--
My honey, my love!_

_Mister Mink, he creep twel he wake up de snipe,
My honey, my love!
Mister Bull-Frog holler,_ Come-a-light my pipe _,
My honey, my love!
En de Pa'tridge ax,_ Aint yo' peas ripe?
My honey, my love!
Better not walk erlong dar much atter night,
My honey, my love!
My honey, my love, my heart's delight--
My honey, my love!_

_De Bully-Bat fly mighty close ter de groun',
My honey, my love!
Mister Fox, he coax 'er,_ Do come down!
My honey, my love!
Mister Coon, he rack all 'roun' en 'roun',
My honey, my love!
In de darkes' night, oh, de nigger, he's a sight!
My honey, my love!
My honey, my love, my heart's delight--
My honey, my love!_

_Oh, flee, Miss Nancy, flee ter my knee,
My honey, my love!
'Lev'm big fat coons lives in one tree,
My honey, my love!
Oh, ladies all, won't you marry me?
My honey, my love!
Tu'n lef', tu'n right, we 'ull dance all night,
My honey, my love!
My honey, my love, my heart's delight--
My honey, my love!_

_De big Owl holler en cry fer his mate,
My honey, my love!
Oh, don't stay long! Oh, don't stay late!
My honey, my love!
Hit aint so mighty fur ter de Good-by Gate,
My honey, my love!
Whar we all got ter go w'en we sing out de night,
My honey, my love!
My honey, my love, my heart's delight--
My honey, my love!_

After a while the song was done, and other songs were sung; but it was
not long before Uncle Remus discovered that the little boy was fast
asleep. The old man took the child in his arms