Twell de Night is Pas'
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Publication Information
published in Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow (1905)
Musical Settings
Gary Bachlund, Twell de Night is Pas' (medium voice and piano) (January 2010)
Recommended Citation
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, "Twell de Night is Pas'" (1828). Dunbar Music Archive. 345.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dunbar/345
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All de night long twell de moon goes down,
Lovin' I set at huh feet,
Den fu' de long jou'ney back f'om de town,
Ha'd, but de dreams mek it sweet.
All de night long twell de break of de day,
Dreamin' agin in my sleep,
Mandy comes drivin' my sorrers away,
Axin' me, "Wha' fu' you weep?"
All de day long twell de sun goes down,
Smilin', I ben' to my hoe,
Fu' dough de weddah git nasty an' frown,
One place I know I kin go.
All my life long twell de night has pas'
Let de wo'k come ez it will,
So dat I fin' you, my honey, at las',
Somewhaih des ovah de hill.