Raise A Rucus To-night
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Two liddle Niggers all dressed in white,
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
Want to go to Heaben on de tail of a kite.
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
De kite string broke; dem Niggers fell;
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
Whar dem Niggers go, I hain't gwineter tell.
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
A Nigger an' a w'ite man a playin' seben up;
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
De Nigger beat de w'ite man, but '[=e]'s skeered to pick it up.
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
Dat Nigger grabbed de money, an' de w'ite man fell.
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
How de Nigger run, I'se not gwineter tell.
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
Look here, Nigger! Let me tell you a naked fac';
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
You mought a been cullud widout bein' dat black;
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
Dem 'ar feet look lak youse sh[=o]' walkin' back;
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
An' y[=o]' ha'r, it look lak a chyarpet tack.
(Raise a rucus to-night.)
Oh come 'long, chilluns, come 'long,
W'ile dat moon are shinin' bright.
Let's git on board, an' float down de river,
An' raise dat rucus to-night.
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