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 13 Her eyes jis like two skylights shine, On Dandy Jim from de Caroline. 'Twas my ole Massa &c. Ole Grease-shins-kneel before her sight, I turn both eyes an shew de white, She say to me I will be thine Dear Dandy Jim from de Caroline. 'Twas my ole Massa &c. I call to see her, she war out, To wrote a note I set about, And at de end ob ebery line, Wrote Dandy Jim from de Caroline. 'Twas my ole Massa &c. I seed a mad dog in de yard, I ask'd him for to take my card, Tied to his tail wid a length ob twine, Sign'd Dandy Jim from de Caroline. 'Twas my ole Massa &c. How at de letter Dinah jump, Her heart wid perspiration thump, Like soup she swollar eb'ry line, From Dandy Jim ob de Caroline. 'Twas my ole Massa &c. Soon as we had married been, Sich a sight ob childs war neber seen, Ob boys war ten, ob girls war nine, For Dandy Jim ob de Caroline. "Twas my ole Massa &c. Oh when we to de church way got De persons he say what a lot, How you christens boys an fat gals nine ? All Dandy Jims from de Caroline. "Twas my ole Massa &c.

OLD JOE. Ole Joe call at de garden gate, An loud him call, 'cos he was too late, An dare him sit, like a hungry cat, 2