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Merry voices chatterin'	A
Nimble feet dem patterin'	A
Big an' little faces gay	B
Happy day dis market day	B
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Sateday de marnin' break	C
Soon soon market people wake	C
An' de light shine from de moon	A
While dem boy wid pantaloon	A
Roll up ober dem knee pan	A
'Tep across de buccra lan'	A
To de pastur whe' de harse	D
Feed along wid de jackass	D
An' de mule cant' in de track	E
Wid him tail up in him back	E
All de ketchin' to defy	F
No ca' how dem boy might try	F
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In de early marnin' tide	G
When de cocks crow on de hill	H
An' de stars are shinin' still	H
Mirrie by de fireside	G
Hots de coffee for de lads	D
Comin' ridin' on de pads	D
T'rown across dem animul	H
Donkey harse too an' de mule	H
Which at last had come do'n cool	H
On de bit dem hol' dem full	H
Racin' ober pastur' lan'	A
See dem comin' ebery man	A
Comin' fe de steamin' tea	I
Ober hilly track an' lea	I
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Hard wuk'd donkey on de road	J
Trottin' wid him ushal load	J
Hamper pack' wi' yam an' grain	A
Sour sop and Gub'nor cane	A
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Cous' Sun sits in hired dray	B
Drivin' 'long de market way	B
Whole week grindin' sugar cane	A
T'rough de boilin' sun an' rain	A
Now a'ter de toilin' hard	K
He goes seekin' his reward	L
While he's thinkin' in him min'	A
Of de dear ones lef behin'	A
Of de loved though ailin' wife	M
Darlin' treasure of his life	M
An' de picknies six in all	H
Whose 'nuff burdens 'pon him fall	H
Seben lovin' ones in need	N
Seben hungry mouths fe feed	N
On deir wants he thinks alone	A
Neber dreamin' of his own	A
But gwin' on wid joyful face	D
Till him re'ch de market place	D
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Sugar bears no price to day	B
Though it is de mont' o' May	B
When de time is hellish hot	O
An' de water cocoanut	O
An' de cane bebridge is nice	D
Mix' up wid a lilly ice	D
Big an' little great an' small	H
Afou yam is all de call	H
Sugar tup an' gill a quart	O
Yet de people hab de heart	O
Wantin' brater top o' i'	P
Want de sweatin' higgler fe	B
Ram de pan an' pile i' up	Q
Yet sell i' fe so so tup	Q
	-
Cousin Sun is lookin' sad	O
As de market is so bad	O
'Pon him han' him res' him chin	A
Quietly sit do'n thinkin'	A
Of de loved wife sick in bed	O
An' de children to be fed	O
What de laborers would say	B
When dem know him couldn' pay	B
Also what about de mill	H
Whe' him hire from ole Bill	H
So him think an' think on so	D
Till him t'oughts no more could go	D
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Then he got up an' began	A
Pickin' up him sugar pan	A
In his ears rang t'rough de din	A
'Only two an' six a tin' '	-
What a tale he'd got to tell	H
How bad bad de sugar sell	H
Tekin' out de lee amount	O
Him set do'n an' begin count	O
All de time him min' deh doubt	O
How expenses would pay out	O
Ah it gnawed him like de ticks	D
Sugar sell fe two an' six	D
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So he journeys on de way	B
Feelinl sad dis market day	B
No e'en buy a little cake	C
To gi'e baby when she wake	C
Passin' 'long de candy shop	Q
'Douten eben mek a stop	Q
To buy drops fe las'y son	A
For de lilly cash nea' done	A
So him re'ch him own a groun'	A
An' de children scamper roun'	A
Each one stretchin' out him han'	A
Lookin' to de poor sad man	A
	-
Oh how much he felt de blow	D
As he watched dem face fall low	D
When dem wait an' nuttin' came	R
An' drew back deir han's wid shame	R
But de sick wife kissed his brow	S
'Sun don't get down hearted now	S
Ef we only pay expense	D
We mus' wuk we common sense	D
Cut an' carve an' carve an' cut	O
Mek gill sarbe fe quattiewut	O
We mus' try mek two ends meet	O
Neber mind how hard be it	O
We won't mind de haul an' pull	H
While dem pickny belly full '	-
	-
An' de shadow lef' him face	D
An' him felt an inward peace	D
As he blessed his better part	O
For her sweet an' gentle heart	O
'Dear one o' my heart my breat'	O
Won't I lub you to de deat'	O
When my heart is weak an' sad	O
Who but you can mek it glad '	-
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So dey kissed an' kissed again	A
An' deir t'oughts were not on pain	A
But was 'way down in de sout'	O
Where dey'd wedded in deir yout'	O
In de marnin' of deir life	M
Free from all de grief an' strife	M
Happy in de marnin' light	O
Never thinkin' of de night	O
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So dey k'lated eberyt'ing	C
An' de profit it could bring	C
A'ter all de business fix'	D
Was a princely two an' six	D

Claude Mckay

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