THE LITTLE LOG CABIN ON THE HILL.
Reading edition
SONG AND CHORUS
Words by ARTHUR W. FRENCH.
Music by HERBERT HERSEY.
Copyrighted, 1876, by JOHN P. PERRY & Co.
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1. 'Twas many years ago I left de sunny South, to roam Up North, de happy day dat I was free; From massa an' ole missus, too, and all de folks at home, Whose faces now I neber more shall see; I'se trabeled night and day to see de dear old place once more; De cotton fields, de ribber, and de mill; But most of all, where I was born, in happy days before, In de little log cabin on de hill! 2. Oh, I remember ebry day, when all our work was o'er, We'd hear de bones' and banjos' sweet refrain, While all de darkies danc'd and swung around de cabin door; Dem happy times will neber come again; We'd hunt de possum and de coon until de mornin' fair, An' laugh and shout, so gay and jolly still; Such joyous, happy darkies, an' we had no tho't of care, In de little log cabin on de hill! 3. Upon de ole plantation there is no one left I know; De folks are wand'ring all so far away, An' strangers meet me ebrywhere, yes, ebrywhere I go! But round dis ole place Ise a-goin' to stay; Dar's one spot left, they say, where I can evermore remain; Dar kindness makes my poor heart throb and thrill; Ise growin' ole and weary, so I'll neber roam again From de little log cabin on de hill!
CHORUS.
Oh de little log cabin, yes, de cabin on de hill; It's standing there, the same old cabin still; 'neath de dear old roof I'll lie, An' I'll lay me down an' die, In de little log cabin on de hill.