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July in Georgy

by James Weldon Johnson

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I’m back down in ole Georgy w’ere de sun is shinin’ hot, W’ere de cawn it is a-tasslin’, gittin’ ready fu’ de pot;
W’ere de cott’n is a-openin’ an’ a-w’itenin’ in de sun, An’ de ripenin’ o’ de sugah-cane is mighty nigh begun.
An’ de locus’ is a-singin’ f’om eveh bush an’ tree, An’ you kin heah de hummin’ o’ de noisy bumblebee;
An’ de mule he stan’s a-dreamin’ an’ a-dreamin’ in de lot, An’ de sun it is a-shinin’ mighty hot, hot, hot.
But evehbody is a-restin’, fu’ de craps is all laid by, An’ time fu’ de camp-meetin’ is a-drawin’ purty nigh;
An’ we’s put away de ploughshare, an’ we’s done hung up de spade, An’ we’s eatin’ watermelon, an’ a-layin’ in de shade.

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