N-Wake Nicodemus
C-Henry Clay Work
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L-       Nic- o- de-    mus,  the slave, was   of Af-    ri-   can birth, And was  bought for   a bag-  ful of gold;        He  was
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L-       reck-   on'd  as part   of    the salt  of    the earth,  But he died    years a-go,    ve-  ry   old.                 'Twas his
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L-     last,      sad re-quest,  so    we laid    him   a- way   In    the trunk  of   an  old   hol-  low  tree.              "Wake    me
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L-     up!",     was  his charge, "at  the first break of day,   Wake me  up      for the great  Ju-   bi- lee!                      The
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L-     "Good     Time   Com- ing"   is    al-     most    here!  It   was long,   long    long    on the  way!                   Now
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L-      run and tell E-   li-   ja   to hur- ry- up       Pomp, And      meet us at   the gum-    tree   down     in the  swamp,   To
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L-      wake     Nic-  o- de-    mus  to- day!