Ben King's Verse/Old Bossie Cow

Po' ole bossie cow's down in de marsh, Down in de marsh where de col' winds am blowin' Eb'ry now an' den when de staum dies away Seems if I hyard old bossie cow a-lowin'.

So out by de cabin do' I stan' on de sweep, An' listen in de win' an' dampnin' weddah, An 't 'pears dat I hear ole bossie cow again, An' I low dat she say, "Come down in de meddah."

Den down froo de marsh land trampin' along, Down froo de gloom an' de night rains a-fallin', Pickin' my way through the whispern' reeds, "Co-boss, co-boss, co-boss a-callin'.

Den all ob a sudden I come to a stop, An' dar ole bossie cow so gentle an so kyind; An' I coax up ole brindle, an' I lead her by de ho'n; A wee little bossie cow comes follerin' on behin', A wee little bossie comes follerin' on behin'.