 W2795 AN ANONYMOUS POEM ABOUT ANGELINA [MARY] BAKER
Apr 11 1867
To: Isaac B. McQuesten University of Toronto
From: Angelina Baker
1st Verse1
Down on de2 ole plantation,
Dar whar I was born,
I used to beat de whole creation
Hoein out de corn.
Dar I laughed and dar I sang
So gaily all de day,
Till Angelina Baker came
And stole my heart away.
Chorus
Oh! Angelina Baker.
Oh! Angelina come;
She left me here to weep a tear,
A pickin on de ole jawbone
2nd Verse
T'was early in de mornin'
Of a lubly summer's day,
I axed [asked] for Angelina
But they said she's gone away.
Case I don't know whar she's gone away,
And I am left to weep a tear
For I am all alone.
Chorus
Oh! Angelina Baker &c.
3rd Verse
Oh! Angelina am so tall
She couldn't see de ground;
She habs to carry a wellumscope
To look down on de Town--
Oh! Angelina lubs de boys
As far as she can see 'em;
She hab's to chase ole Massa round
To ax him for her freedom.
Chorus
Oh! Angelina Baker &c.
Univ. Coll.
April 11th/67.
A.S.
1 This document is listed under Isaac B. McQuesten's papers in the Calendar. Possibly, it was written by one of Isaac's friends.
2 Poem contains spelling errors intended to phonetically imitate a stereotypical accent of a slave on a southern plantation. |
