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REMARKABLE NIGGER

I.

MISTER SPRING RICE one bery good man,

When him work for de pelf, he

Make de people roar away as much as him can,

At um Teatre Royal, Adelphi !

"Sich a gittin up stairs, and am playin on de fiddle,"

My eyes! I never did see!

Him sing um him song, and make um guess him riddle;

Him dance wid bery great glee.

Him kick him caper, as you know;

Him kick him caper, and jump" Jim Crow!"

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Him sing the fine song ob "Lucy, Lucy Lock,"

Like winkin at de Lyceum!

But neber de Banjo Man-neber Mr. Rice

Cut sich a particklar figger

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IV.

My tall Nigger, him colour bery black;

Him eat him bellyful, him drink him whack :
Nobody dare play lark on him.

Him got courage, so I don't deceive;

And him so bery black, you hardly believe,—
CHARCOAL MAKE A WHITE MARK UPON HIM!

Him got a little white just about de eye;
Bery little white-no green!

Can't come to England, me tell you why,
Sich a tall nigger neber was seen!

Go to de almanack, you see bery soon,

In England de longest day, de twenty-first of June, De sun often shine bery bright in um.

"Dat," say de Nigger brave,

"De longest day you have?

Den, by jingo! I CANNOT TAND UPRIGHT IN UM! England-me pity her!-can neber see my phiz; Nigger can't tand up in de longest day she has!"

V.

Dere come a savage man,

Fond ob cruel sport;

He sav to Nigger's master :

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Den him run about the faster!"

Massa say, "Tankye-bery good idea."

Den he sing out, "Nigger, you sina! you come here!

My friend want me to cut you shorter."

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