Twelve Years a Slave — Chapter 15

"Harper's creek and roarin' ribber,Thar, my dear, we'll live forebber;Den we'll go to de Ingin nation,All I want in dis creation,Is pretty little wife and big plantation.

Chorus, Up dat oak and down dat ribber,Two overseers and one little nigger"

"Who's been here since I've been gone?Pretty little gal wid a josey on.Hog Eye!Old Hog Eye,And Hosey too!

Never see de like since I was born,Here come a little gal wid a josey on.Hog Eye!Old Hog Eye!And Hosey too!"

"Ebo Dick and Jurdan's Jo,Them two niggers stole my yo'.Chorus. Hop Jim along,Walk Jim along,Talk Jim along," &c.

Old black Dan, as black as tar,He dam glad he was not dar.Hop Jim along," &c.