O li'l' lamb out in de col', <br />De Mastah call you to de fol', <br />O li'l' lamb! <br />He hyeah you bleatin' on de hill; <br />Come hyeah an' keep yo' mou'nin' still, <br />O li'l' lamb! <br /> <br />De Mastah sen' de Shepud fo'f; <br />He wandah souf, he wandah no'f, <br />O li'l' lamb! <br />He wandah eas', he wandah wes'; <br />De win' a-wrenchin' at his breas', <br />O li'l' lamb! <br /> <br />Oh, tell de Shepud whaih you hide; <br />He want you walkin' by his side, <br />O li'l' lamb! <br />He know you weak, he know you so'; <br />But come, don' stay away no mo', <br />O li'l' lamb! <br /> <br />An' af'ah while de lamb he hyeah <br />De Shepud's voice a-callin' cleah-- <br />Sweet li'l' lamb! <br />He answah f'om de brambles thick, <br />'O Shepud, I's a-comin' quick'-- <br />O li'l' lamb!<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-69/
