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Negro Gang Songs
2 OP Massa an' oP missis Settin' in the parlor, Johnny, won't you ramble? Hoe, hoe, hoe. Jus' fig'in, an3 a plannin' How to work a nigger harder, Johnny, won't you ramble? Hoe, hoe, hoe.
3 OP Massa's gonna kill a little Bitty oP fattenin' calf, Johnny, won't you ramble? Hoe, hoe, hoe.
When the bullies heard they gonna kill him, You oughta seen them try to laugh, Johnny, won't you ramble? Hoe, hoe, hoe.
4  OP Mistis gonna kill the bully's Little bitty red Jersey bull, Johnny, won't you ramble? Hoe, hoe, hoe.
OP Mistis told old Massa
That "it'll give the bullies a bellyful,"
Johnny, won't you ramble?
Hoe, hoe, hoe.
5   I looked up on the hill And spied old Massa ridin', Johnny, won't you ramble? Hoe, hoe, hoe.
Had a bull whip in one hand, A cowhide in the other, Johnny, won't you ramble, Hoe, hoe, hoe.
6  Pocketful of leather strings To tie your hands together, Johnny, won't you ramble, Hoe, hoe, hoe.
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