Massa’s in de cold cold ground

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1. Round de meadows am a ringing de darkeys' mournful song,

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while de mockingbird am singing, happy as de day am long.

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Where de ivy am a creeping o'er de grassy mound,

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dare old massa am a sleeping, sleeping in de cold, cold ground.

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Down in de corn-field hear dat mournful sound:

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All de darkeys am a weeping, massa's in de cold, cold ground.

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2. When de autumn leaves were falling, when de days were cold,

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'twas hard to hear old massa calling, cayse he was so weak and old.

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Now de orange trees am blooming on de sandy shore,

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now de summer days am coming, massa nebber calls no more.

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3. Massa made de darkeys love him, cayse he was so kind,

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now dey sadly weep above him, mourning cayse he leave dem behind.

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I cannot work before tomorrow, cayse de tear drops flow,

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I try to drive away my sorrow pickin’ on de old banjo.

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(Stephen C. Foster)