  WE’RE all alone, ’ist Pop an’ me, ’Cuz Mamma’s gone away somew’eres T’ stay the longest time; an’ we Are all alone; an’ Pop ’ist stares A-past me an’ he never hears Me when I ast w’ere she could be, An’ both his eyes are full o’ tears W’en we’re alone, ’ist Pop an’ me. An’ after w’ile I ast him w’y She don’t come back; but he don’t know; An’ ’en some way he starts t’ cry Till I say, “Please, Pop, don’t cry so.” An’ put my arms part way around His neck an’ hug him, ’ist cuz we Are lonesome; he don’t make a sound; An’ we’re alone, ’ist Pop an’ me. An’ he ’ist hugs me up so tight An’ sez my Mamma’s gone so fur She won’t come back, but sez we might ’Ist some day, maybe, go to her. An’ I ast w’y can’t we go now ’Cuz we’re so lonesome here; but he Don’t seem to hear me ast, somehow, An’ we’re alone, ’ist Pop an’ me. An’ ’en I ’ist fergit she’s gone An’ think it’s almos’ time fur her T’ come an’ put th’ supper on, But w’en Pop’s eyes are all a blur I ’member ’at’s she’s gone away, An’ can’t git supper; Pop sez he Ain’t hungry, an’ I ain’t, I say; An’ we’re alone, ’ist Pop an’ me. An’ ’en Pop rocks me in his lap An’ rubs my head, ’ist soft an’ kind, An’ asts me if I’ll take a nap If he pulls down th’ parlor blind. An’ in a little w’ile I fall Asleep an’ he ’ist rocks; but he Don’t never go t’ sleep at all, An’ we’re alone, ’ist Pop an’ me. |
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