Comin’ Home
By Fenton Johnson
1.
Oh, Ah hyeahs de ol’ tahm bells a-ringin’,
Comin’ home! Comin’ home!
Sweetuh dan de angel hahp de singin’,
Comin’ home! Comin’ home!
Bu’dens dat Ah’s toted fifty yeahs
Ah has laid away wid foolish teahs,
To de skies Ah raise mah weary eyes
An’ to Dinah honey long AIi cries
Comin’ home! Comin’ home!
2.
Oh, Ah hyeahs de ol’ tahm folk a-callin’
Comin’ home! Comin’ home!
Cross de Jawdon shadders gently fallin’
Comin’ home! Comin’ home!
Down de stream dey float de ol’ flat boat,
Songs ob sorrer eomin’ f’om daih th’oat,
Dey is gwine to tote mah soul away
Whaih de moonlight tu’ns de night to day,
Comin’ home! Comin’ home!
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