Explore "Collected Poetry" by Andrew Barton Paterson on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
The political season being now upon us, the following ballad may be appropriate
Ho! Darkies, don't you hear dose voters cryin', / Pack dat carpet bag! / You must get to de Poll, you must get there flyin'; / Pack dat carpet bag! / You must travel by de road, you must travel by de train, / And the things what you've done you will have to explain, / And the things what you've promised, you must promise 'em again. / Pack dat carpet bag!