STEP wid de banjo an' glide wid de fiddle, <br />Dis ain' no time fu' to pottah an' piddle; <br />Fu' Christmas is comin', it's right on de way, <br />An' dey's houahs to dance 'fo' de break o' de day. <br />What if de win' is taihin' an' whistlin'? <br />Look at dat fiah how hit's spittin' an' bristlin'! <br />Heat in de ashes an' heat in de cindahs, <br />Ol' mistah Fros' kin des look thoo de windahs. <br />Heat up de toddy an' pas' de wa'm glasses, <br />Don' stop to shivah at blowin's an' blas'es, <br />Keep on de kittle an' keep it a-hummin', <br />Eat all an' drink all, dey's lots mo' a-comin'. <br />Look hyeah, Maria, don't open dat oven, <br />Want all dese people a-pushin' an' shovin'? <br />Res' f'om de dance? Yes, you done cotch dat odah, <br />Mammy done cotch it, an' law! hit nigh flo'd huh; <br />'Possum is monst'ous fu' mekin' folks fin' it! <br />Come, draw yo' cheers up, I's sho' I do' min' it. <br />Eat up dem critters, you men folks an' wimmens, <br />'Possums ain' skace w'en dey's lots o' pu'simmons.<br /><br />Paul Laurence Dunbar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/christmas-96/
