Song of Summer
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Publication Information
Published in Lyrics of Lowly Life (1896)
Performed by Herbert Woodward Martin
Musical Settings
Gary Bachlund, Song of Summer (medium voice and piano) (January 2009)
Philip Hayden, Song of Summer (January 2004)
Recommended Citation
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, "Song of Summer" (1896). Dunbar Music Archive. 74.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dunbar/74
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Dis is gospel weathah, sho'-
Hills is swat o' hazy.
Meddahs level ez a flo'
Callin' to de lazy.
Sky all white wif streaks o' blue,
Sunshine softly gleamin',
D'ain't no wuk hit 's right to do,
Nothin' 's right but dreamin'.
Dreamin' by de rivah side
Wif de watahs glist'nin',
Feelin' good an' satisfied
Ez you lay a-list'nin'
To the little nakid boys
Splashin' in de watah,
Hollerin' fu' to spress deir joys
Jes' lak youngsters ought to.
Squir'l a-tippin' on his toes,
So 's to hide an' view you;
Whole flocks o' camp-meetin' crows
Shoutin' hallelujah.
Peckahwood erpon de tree
Tappin' lak a hammah;
Jaybird chattin' wif a bee,
Tryin' to teach him grammah.
Breeze is blowin' wif perfume,
Jes' enough to tease you;
Hollyhocks is all in bloom,
Smellin' fu' to please you.
Go 'way, folks, an' let me 'lone,
Times is gettin' dearah-
Summah 's settin' on de th'one,
An' I'm a-layin' neah huh!