The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Discovered

SEEN you down at chu'ch las' night, Nevah min', Miss Lucy. What I mean? oh, dat 's all right, Nevah min', Miss Lucy. You was sma't ez sma't could be, But you could n't hide f'om me. Ain't I got two eyes to see! Nevah min', Miss Lucy.

Guess you thought you's awful keen; Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Evahthing you done, I seen; Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Seen him tek yo' ahm jes' so, When he got outside de do'-- Oh, I know dat man's yo' beau! Nevah min', Miss Lucy.

Say now, honey, wha'd he say?-- Nevah min', Miss Lucy! Keep yo' secrets--dat's yo' way-- Nevah min', Miss Lucy. Won't tell me an' I'm yo' pal!-- I'm gwine tell his othah gal,-- Know huh, too, huh name is Sal; Nevah min', Miss Lucy!