Wintah, summah, snow er shine, <br /> Hit's all de same to me, <br /> Ef only I kin call you mine, <br /> An' keep you by my knee. <br /> Ha'dship, frolic, grief er caih, <br /> Content by night an' day, <br /> Ef only I kin see you whaih <br /> You wait beside de way. <br /> Livin', dyin', smiles er teahs, <br /> My soul will still be free, <br /> Ef only thoo de comin' yeahs <br /> You walk de worl' wid me. <br /> Bird-song, breeze-wail, chune er moan, <br /> What puny t'ings dey'll be, <br /> Ef w'en I's seemin' all erlone, <br /> I knows yo' hea't's wid me.<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-12/
