1 De Injun summah's comin', 2 De bees is all froo hummin', 3 De watah-mellon thumbin' 4 Has passed long time ago. 5 De ole clock in de kitchen 6 Is tickin' mos' bewitchin', 7 While Gabe is out unhitchin' 8 Just kase it looks like snow. 9 De lambs is runnin' over 10 De aftahmath ob clovah, 11 An' yondah comes de drovah; 12 I 'spec he' got a yahn 13 About de ole bell-weddah 14 Dat's wand'rin roun' de meddah 15 An' wants ter git togeddah 16 Wid de sheep up roun' de bahn. 17 Some days de sun is shinin', 18 Some days de win' is whinin', 19 An' den I'se after fin'in' 20 Big pippins on de groun'; 21 De birds hab all stopped singin', 22 Wil' geese is soufward wingin', 23 Jes' look an' see 'em stringin' 24 Whar warmah weddah's foun'. 25 De yaller cat is nappin' 26 En layin' roun' an' gappin'; 27 Bimeby he will be slappin' 28 Some tom-cat on de wall. 29 Dar's a mellah, yellah glory 30 Kase de yeah is ol' an' ho'ry, 31 An' a melancholy story 32 So't o' hangin' roun' us all.