Kingdom Coming

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[Verse 1]

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Say, darkeys, hab you seen de 
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massa, wid de muffstash on his face,
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Go long de road some time dis 
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mornin', like he gwine to leab de 
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place?
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He seen a smoke way up de ribber, 
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whar de Linkum gumboats lay;
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He took his hat, an' lef berry 
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sudden, an' I spec he's run away!

[Chorus]

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De massa run? ha, ha! De darkey 
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stay? ho, ho!
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It mus' be now de kingdom comin', 
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an' de year ob Jubilo!

[Verse 2]

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He six foot one way, two foot 
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tudder, an' he weight t'ree hundred
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 pound,
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His coat so big, he couldn't pay de
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 tailor, an' it won't go half way 
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round.
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He drill so much, dey call him 
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Cap'an, an' he get so drefful 
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tann'd,
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I spec he try an' fool dem Yankees,
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 for to t'ink he's contraband.

[Chorus]

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De massa run? ha, ha! De darkey 
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stay? ho, ho!
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It mus' be now de kingdom comin', 
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an' de year ob Jubilo!

[Verse 3]

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De darkeys feel so lonesome libing 
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in de log-house on de lawn,
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Dey move dar t'ings to massa's 
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parlor, for to keep it while he's 
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gone.
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Dar's wine an' cider in de 
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kitchen, an' de darkeys dey'll hab 
some;
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I s'pose dey'll all be 
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cornfiscated, When de Linkum sojers 
come.

[Chorus]

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De massa run? ha, ha! De darkey 
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stay? ho, ho!
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It mus' be now de kingdom comin', 
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an' de year ob Jubilo!

[Verse 4]

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De oberseer he make us trouble, an'
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 he dribe us round a spell;
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We lock him up in de smoke house 
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cellar, wid de key t'rown in de 
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well.
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De whip is lost, de han'-cuff 
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broken, but de massa'll hab his pay;
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He's ole enough, big enough, ought 
to known better, dan to went, an' 
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run away.

[Chorus]

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De massa run? ha, ha! De darkey 
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stay? ho, ho!
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It mus' be now de kingdom comin', 
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an' de year ob Jubilo!