Louise Alston Burleigh, "Sandy Andy Lindo Mo'" (1907)
Bes' new baby evah yet,
Looks real rich an' brown you bet;
Gwine give him long name sho'
Sandy Andy Lindy Mo'!
Names is all po' folks can git
An' I wont stint ma chile one bit;
"Bo'n in de Springtime---love fo' de hoe,"
Sandy Andy Lindy Mo'!
"Don' you peep out dat bed at me;
Think I's blin', and I can't see :---
Lord! I loves you! Does you know?
Sandy Andy Lindy Mo'!
Angels playin' hide an' seek
Lak deys knowed you mos' a week;
Hoppin', skippin' 'hind de do'
Sandy Andy Lindy Mo'!
See de daytime's fadin' fas'
Sleepman's got ma chile at las'
Coo an' smile an ' sleep an ' grow
Sandy Andy Lindy Mo'!
Published in Colored American Magazine, December 1907