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En build it up t'ree stories, wid a winder fer ter spy,
En hammer, hammer, hammer day an' night."
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
En hammer, hammer, hammer day an' night."
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
De Lawd he say ter Norah, "Set yer fambly all ter work
Ter hammer, hammer, hammer wid deir might.
Don' let yer sons en wimmen en de pickaninnies shirk;
Dey mus' hammer, hammer, hammer ha'd en tight."
En Norah say, "I years Y'u, en we'll wo'k lak de Ole Nick,
I knows it ain't no picnic fer ter build a boat so quick,
But ef we-alls des humps ourse'fs we's boun' ter do de trick,
Ef we hammer, hammer, hammer day en night."
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
Ter hammer, hammer, hammer wid deir might.
Don' let yer sons en wimmen en de pickaninnies shirk;
Dey mus' hammer, hammer, hammer ha'd en tight."
En Norah say, "I years Y'u, en we'll wo'k lak de Ole Nick,
I knows it ain't no picnic fer ter build a boat so quick,
But ef we-alls des humps ourse'fs we's boun' ter do de trick,
Ef we hammer, hammer, hammer day en night."
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
Now, Norah he was gittin' on, but full o' soopleness,
En hammer, hammer, hammer wid 'is might.
His years wuz ha'f a t'ousan', wid a hunderd, mo'er less,
But he hammer, hammer, hammer ha'd en tight.
Ham he wuz a hummer en a hammerer t' boot.
He foun' de fines' goopher trees en pull 'em by de root;
En Shem he wuz 'is pappy's pet en w'istle on de flute
W'ile dey hammer, hammer, hammer day en night.
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
En hammer, hammer, hammer wid 'is might.
His years wuz ha'f a t'ousan', wid a hunderd, mo'er less,
But he hammer, hammer, hammer ha'd en tight.
Ham he wuz a hummer en a hammerer t' boot.
He foun' de fines' goopher trees en pull 'em by de root;
En Shem he wuz 'is pappy's pet en w'istle on de flute
W'ile dey hammer, hammer, hammer day en night.
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
Japet wuz de younges', des a hunderd year er so,
But he hammer, hammer, hammer wid 'is might.
He run 'is pappy's errants en he w'ittle on de do',
En hammer, hammer, hammer ha'd en tight.
En w'en de Ark wuz finish' Norah mek de 'tation lis'
En 'vited all de beasteses, en not a one he miss',
En he ax' de birds en fishes kaze de Lawd He done insis',
W'ile he hammer, hammer, hammer day en night.
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
But he hammer, hammer, hammer wid 'is might.
He run 'is pappy's errants en he w'ittle on de do',
En hammer, hammer, hammer ha'd en tight.
En w'en de Ark wuz finish' Norah mek de 'tation lis'
En 'vited all de beasteses, en not a one he miss',
En he ax' de birds en fishes kaze de Lawd He done insis',
W'ile he hammer, hammer, hammer day en night.
Gawd He walk' wid Norah, etc.
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