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Fuh 'e inflummashun
Uh'm hitched, one him'own,
'N he a jallus jaybu'd, Lawd Jedus,
But onduhneet, he onnuhrubble
'N one ooman.
He onnuh me,
He nebbuh onmannussubble,
'N 'e lub one'narruh
Fum b'fo'day to crackuhday to daa'k;
One deestant lawfully lady.
Ah, disso 'e ax'me, 'e ca'am,
'E trutemout', 'e no twis'mout;
'E tie up 'e mout' wit muh murruh
'N 'e murruh—oh, 'e mek 'e mannus
Oh, 'e have muh 'miration 'til middlenight!
E nebbuh lick me,
'E nebbuh lia, nebbuh,
'N mo'nuh da', 'e tenduh, tengk'gawd,
'N pooty as mukkle,
Uh'm tek'um 'n tek wid'um!
Uh'd tek me foot een me hand
jus'tuh peruse wid 'um!
Uh'd wear muh balmuhralskuut ebb'ry dey
Tuh please 'um 'n tease 'um;
'N uh lub'um so! |
For your
information
I'm married, I belong to one man
And he is a jealous jaybird, Lord Jesus,
But underneath he is honorable
And I am his woman.
He honors me,
He is never rude or unreasonable,
And we love one another
from before day to morning to dark;
I am a decent married woman.
Ah, just so he asked me, he was calm,
He told the truth, he didn't lie,
He didn't talk back to my mother
and his mother—oh, he has good manners,
Oh, he has my admiration until midnight!
He never hits me,
He never lies, never,
And more than that, he's tender, thank God,
And pretty as myrtle,
I take him and I am taken with him!
I would make haste,
Just to saunter around with him!
I would wear my Balmoral skirt* every day
To please him and tease him;
And I love him so!
*A red and white striped underskirt from
Victorian times, named for Balmoral Castle in Scotland. |
