"Massa's in de Cold Ground"

Massa's in de cold ground

Round de meadows am a ringing
 De darkeys mournful song
While de mocking bird am singing
 Happy as de day am long

Where de ivy am a creeping
 O'er de grassy mound
Dah old massa am a sleeping
 Sleeping in de cold cold ground
  Chorus.
  Down in de corn field
   Hear dat wailing sound
  All de darkeys am a weeping
   Massa's in de cold cold ground

   2. 
Massa made de darkeys love him
 nebber
 Cayse he was a scold
De grass is turning grey above him
 Cayse he was so weak and old
If all de tears for massa flowing
 O'er his grave could pour
 Ah! Den
Soon we'd see de grass a growing
 Greener dan it grew before
   Chorus