Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Two Songs"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"A bee that was searching for sweets one day"
"A bee that was searching for sweets one day"
She told the story, and the whole world wept
With the help of a fox an old horse attempts to get back into his master's good graces.
In the heavy earth the miner
"Jes’ lak toddy wahms you thoo’"
The story of a good rabbit and a very naughty bad one.
Lamentation for the loss of a loved one.
A child trudges up to bed.
"I’s a–gittin’ weary of de way dat people do,"
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
"Daih ’s a moughty soothin’ feelin’"
A witch plots against her stepdaughter.
The author explains a letter written to him by Dorothy telling him that there will be no more communication with Oz. The author bids farewell and good luck to Dorothy and her friends.
Bruno tells a story to the farmer’s wife while the narrator and Sylvie meet up with the farmer’s children in the orchard.
The narrator goes to his Club and meets up with an old friend. Later, the narrator walks through the gardens and imprisons an elf and discovers it to be Bruno.
"You kin talk about yer anthems"
"Little lady at de do’,"
An example of syllogism.
"Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one!"
"Come on walkin’ wid me, Lucy; ‘t ain’t no time to mope erroun’"
"When summer time has come, and all"
"Dey ’s a so’t o’ threatenin’ feelin’ in de blowin’ of de breeze,"
"Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill,"
The speaker questions the fleeting nature of life and beauty, but discovers there is more to consider.
After his mother told him the story about the tortoise and the hare, Little Bear became boastful. His father challenged him to race Grandpa Tortoise and after becoming distracted, Little Bear lost the race.