"My Old Kentucky Home, Good-night!"

Poor Uncle Tom Good night
De sun shines bright in de old Kentucky
    home
 'Tis summer, de darkeys am gay
De corn top's ripe and de meadows in de bloom
 De birds make music all de day
De young folks roll on de little cabin floor
 All merry all happy and bright
 By'm by Hard Times comes a knock[?]
    at de door
  Den poor Uncle Tom good night
   Oh good night +c.
Dey hunt no more for de possum and de coon
 On de meadow, de hill and de shore
Dey sing no more by de glimmer ob de moon
 On de bench by de old Cabin door
De day goes by like a shadow on de heart
 Wid sorrow where all was delight
De time has come when de darkeys hab
    to part
  Den poor uncle Tom good night.
   —""—""—
De head must bow and de back will hab to bend
 Whereber de darkey may go
 { will end
A few more days and de troubles all 
 In de field wha de cotton had grow
A few more days for to tote de 
  weary load
 No matter it soon will be light
A few more days for to totter on de road
 Den poor uncle Tom good night