Courtin' Tarn In Dc W'oodlan' 



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De sap she's in dc trct's ; 

 Wit' love (Ic birds dev're seenj^in' 



( )n de wil" ( "anadiaii l»reeze. 

 De r-redliead uoodpecks flr-rnnunin' 



( )n de top-nios' hollow leenih. 

 \\ ile he Ictok to see so h-anxioiis 



Met hees lady come to heeni. 

 An' de hermit t'rush he's fifin* 



( )n de swamp lak he don't care 

 Xo more to l>c wan hermit. 



W'cn di' sprccnj^ she's in de air! 



Oh. eet's courtin' tam' in de woodlan' ! 



Hear de pa'tridge dr-rum all day ! 

 W'ile hees ladies gadder 'roun' heem, 



An' admire how he play ! 

 De r-redweeng blackbird's sweengin', 



Wile he pipe hees "Gug-le-gee !" — 

 Dat's hees fenny way of callin'. 



"Please, lady, look on mc!" 

 An' de cr-row, wile he aint sweet seenger, 



h'or tunes he aint got no han'. 

 Lak me he mak' for hees music, 



De beegcs' noise he can. 



Oh. cet's courtin' tarn' in de woodlan' I 



How de lark flute ev'ryw'cre. 

 W'ile hees ma'm'selle hide in de willow, 



An' play lak she don't care! 

 De vi'let look her sweetes' 



For to catch dose bomble-bee ; 

 An' Jomp-op Johnny dressin' 



Lak he's goin' on gran' ol' spree. 

 An' now de ev'nin's fallin, — 



Jus' hear dose wailin' loon ! 

 -An' de lonesome wolf he's howlin' 



For hees lady in de moon ! 



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