Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow/A Christmas Folksong
For other versions of this work, see A Christmas Folk Song.
A CHRISTMAS FOLKSONG
DE win' is blow' wahmah, An hit' blowin' f'om de bay; Dey's so't o' mist a-risin' All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't a hint o' frostin' On de groun' ner in de sky,An' dey ain't no use in hopin' Dat de snow'll 'mence to fly. It's goin' to be a green Christman, An' sad de day fu' me. I wish dis was de las' one Dat evah I should see.
Dey's dancin' in de cabin, Dey's spahkin' by de tree;But dancin' times an' spahkin' Are all done pas' fur me.Dey's feastin' in de big house, Wid all de windahs wide—Is dat de way fu' people To meet de Christmas-tide? It's goin' to be a green Christmas, No mattah what you say. Dey's us dat will remembah An' grieve de comin' day.
Dey's des a bref o' dampness A-clingin' to my cheek;De aih's been dahk an' heavy An' threatenin' fu' a week,But not wid signs o' wintah, Dough wintah'd seem so deah—De wintah's out o' season, An' Christmas eve is heah. It's goin' to be a green Christmas, An' oh, how sad de day! Go ax de hongry chu'chya'd, An' see what hit will say.
Dey's Allen on de hillside, An' Marfy in de plain; Fu' Christmas was like springtime, An' come wid sun an' rain.Dey's Ca'line, John, an' Susie, Wid only dis one lef':An' now de curse is comin' Wid murder in hits bref. It's goin' to be a green Christmas— Des hyeah my words an' see: Befo' de smmah beckons Dey's many'll weep wid me.