3C. The Venomous Black Snake- Gallup (RI) 1929
3C THE VENOMOUS BLACK SNAKE
( Springfield Mountain)
Contrlbuted by Mr. Clarence Gallup, providonce, Rhode Island, October 14, I909.
1. On Springfield mound there once did dwell,
An honest nan, - I know him well;
'Twas Deacon Jones, only son
AJrd he was scarcoly twenty-one:--
Sing hunble, bunble, skit_it_aty_bumbLe
Mose-aye-Lincum-do .
0n lrflonday morn youn6 John did go
Dowr to the field some hay to ilor;
Ee scarce had mowrd orer iraff thai fieldr
when a vonomous black snako bit him on do heor c
Sing hunble, bumbler sktt-it-aty_fqp61"
Mos e-ayo-Llncum_do.
His good old fathere standlnr by,
Leanlnr on a whits-oak nigh,
llcfed up a stiok - witn afi his might,
Ee boat that venomous black snako white:
Slng humble, bumblo, skit-it-aty_fous161.
Mo se-aye-Linoun-do.
n0 fatherl doare put down that stiok,
Run to the house in doublo quiok,
.And tell Swoot MoIl to come and see
tfhero the venomous braok snake hath bit me ;rl
Sing hunble, bumbLe, skit_it_aty_bunble
Mose-aye-Lincurr-doo
Lawe G16. See NC II 499.