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Summah night an' sighin' breeze,
 * 'Long de lovah's lane;

Frien'ly, shadder-mekin' trees,
 * 'Long de lovah's lane.

White folks' wo'k all done up gran'— Me an' 'Mandy han'-in-han' Struttin' lak we owned de lan',
 * 'Long de lovah's lane.

Owl a-settin' 'side de road,
 * 'Long de lovah's lane,

Lookin' at us lak he knowed
 * Dis uz lovah's lane.

Go on, hoot yo' Mou'nful tune, You ain' nevah loved in June, An' come hidin' f'om de moon
 * Down in lovah's lane.

Bush it ben' an' nod an' sway,
 * Down in lovah's lane,

Try'n' to hyeah me whut I say
 * 'Long de lovah's lane.

But I whispahs low lak dis, An' my 'Mandy smile huh bliss— Mistah Bush he shek his fis',
 * Down in lovah's lane.