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ttD~ white folks and nigg~rs what live in dem th~ys wo~ldn‘t live in dat

big, :~ld house, so it ~m call de ‘hanted haase by de river.‘ It stands all ~].ofle fcr years and years, till de ne~ folks from up North corne ~nd tore it down.~‘ (See picture cf house at end of s~orv.)

~	“I well ‘lect ~y old man sayin‘ how de steamboat c~zne ~thistlin‘ up 1e

I:	river cnd all de dax~ies go to singin‘, ‘Step~mboa.t Comin‘ Roun~. de Bend.‘ Dis am in de cotton patch jes‘ ‘yorid de hanted house and de steamboat whistle ~eazi time to go to dinner. De-t am de Little Red River up in Arkansas, where

~	my old riian, D~Dlphus Little ‚ a~a birthed, right near c~e hanted house.

~	1tDolphus end me marries in ~1ssipp‘ tut cone to Texas arid lives at Hilisboro on Uassa J0hn willoughby‘s farm. We has ten chilien and Itm livin‘ with my

~	baby boy i~ght now. I~ll tell you de song I gits all c~em chilIen to sleep with:

~	~}~5i~i~y went ‘way — she tell ~ae to stay,
~	And take good care ~‚ de baby.
I	She tell me to stay a~id sing dis away,
~	o, ~o to sleepy, li‘l br~by.
!	~ shut you ~ye arid don‘t ~ou cry,
~	G~o to sleepy, li‘l br~by,
~	‘Càu,se ma~niny‘s boun~ to come bi~ne~by,
o	‚ go to sleep7, li‘]. baby.

~	stop up d‘~ cr2cksimnd sew up de seams, De booger nian nev~r shall cotch ~rou.
:	Q, go to sleep and. dream sweet dre~is,
Dc booger rien never shall cotch you.

“De river ran wide, de river nui deep,
o, bye—o, sweet li‘]. babi,r,
~	Dat boat rock slow, she‘ll rock ~rou to sleep, o, bïe—o, sweet li‘l baby.

Chorus ~
	~ “o, go to sleepy, sleepy, li‘l baby,
	.		‘Ca~ise when you. wake, y~.i‘l1 git saine cake,
			And ride a 11‘I white hossy.
			o, de li‘]. butterfly, he stole some pie,
	:		Go to sleepy, li‘]. baby.
	~ ~ .	.~ ~	And flew so high till he put out his eye,
~ .~ :~	O, go to sleepy, li ti baby,
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