Plantation Echoes: A Collection of Original Negro Dialect Poems by Elliott Blaine Henderson - HTML preview

I TOL’ YO’ SO.

Playin’ out dah

Wid dat white trash’,

I tol’ yo’ so.

Dat yo’ back

Wood git er lash;

I tol’ yo’ so.

Pay no ’tenshun

Whut I say,

Allus got

Sum uddah way,

Wished yo’ haddah,

P’haps, sum day.

I tol’ yo’ so.

Yo’ de wusses’

Chile in town,

I tol’ yo’ so.

Foll’rin’ all

De white trash ’roun’

I tol’ yo’ so.

Aftah Peedah,

John and Paul,

Fus’ thing fightin’

Wid ’em all;

Den de niggah’s

Fus’ to fall.

I tol’ yo’ so.

Licked de ’lasses

Off yo’ bread,

I tol’ yo’ so.

Den dey knocked

Yo’ in de head.

I tol’ yo’ so.

Called yo’ niggah

Sich ez dat

Said yo’ hyah

Wuz lak er mat.

Umph! Dem white fo’ks

Made yo’ scat.

I tol’ yo’ so.

Umph! Dey skaid

Yo’ mos’ to def.

I tol’ yo’ so.

Look ee dah,

Yo’ out o’ bref.

I tol’ yo’ so.

Run so fas’

Dun los’ yo’ hat,

Got no idea

Whah it’s at;

Gwine to whoop

Yo’ good fo’ dat.

I tol’ yo’ so.