Cuffy by Ken Sargeant

CUFFY* THE NEGRO'S

OF THE

I PROGRESS

SUGAR. I

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PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

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CUFFY THE NEGKo's

O pity the poor Negroâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; cold the wind does blow No warm

clothes defend

him from the

frost

and

snow.

Born in burning Afric', Cuffy loves the sun Shiv 'ring, cold, and barefoot, Cuffy think no fun Once poor Cuffy 's massa doctor'd him when sick,

Gave him food

in plenty, clothes too,

warm and

thick.

Sometimes Cuffy idle, then he catch fum-fum * Sometimes Cuffy work hard, then he drink good rum! ;

flo gging.

;

PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

Then he dance and caper

to the shake-shake's

sound * ;

Then the banjoe make him frisk de antic round Happy so lived Cuffy— slave— but, O poor me, ^ /Cunning captain coax'd him to walk across de sea, " Come," he said, " to England, land of liberty.") CufFy ran away— went on board the ship, Cat-o nine-tails there made him hop and skip. Now discharged in England, hunger make him die, Beg he must or perish !—hapless CufFy cry !

Pity, white

man,— pity

the poor negro boy,

jump Give him money to buy food, and make him for joy!

you quickly how we sugar make For de pie and pudding, de sweetmeat and cake Give him clothing warm too, chase away his ruth, And may cane still grow for buckra with sweet

So he

'11

tell

;

tooth

And when

When When

little

massas suck the lollypop,

they buy nice cake too at the pastry-shop, the luscious sweetmeat

make them

feast

like kings,

Think, poor negro's labour

all this

comfort brings

Then poor Cuffy's trouble will not be in vain To describe the Progress of the Sugar Cane. *

calabash with pebbles to rattle.

HOLEING.

Early

in the

morn

a shell de driver blow-ee,

Negro he get up,â&#x20AC;&#x201D; out

Then he take a Then he

sing

work he

hoe, holes too

!â&#x20AC;&#x201D; O

go-ee,

many makee,

great big clods he breakee.

negro's song. "

One

cut for Massa, one cut for Missee,

" Massa's negroes work away like true boys."

PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

MANURING.

Then

gang take baskets,

the

—

head

And

manure we next

all

When

that

into the holes

;

holes be full then

When

the

so,

the rich

throw

carry on

come— O la!

then

wait for rain-ee,

we work

again-ee.

CUFFY THE NEGlto's

PLANTING.

Then

cane-tops be cut, into hole

poke-ee,

All times three or four, Cuffy no will jokee

;

Now

den home

go,

merry

can be

Merrier than negro ne'er can buckra-man be.

Give him but banjoe,

—keep

him from de cow-

skin,*

Never

will

you s£e black man sulky pouting. * Whip.

;

PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

EARTHING AND WEEDING.

Then we go

again, hoe the earth at root-ee,

That the cane may grow very Little children, too,

fast,

come along

Weed, he be no good,

and shoot-ee

weed him

planter never need him.

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CUFFY THE NEGRO

GUARDING.

That

thing

B'adoes

call'd ;

hedge

you

see in

Cow, and sheep, and

pig, if not tied invade us

When

ripe

the

cane be

some

one

steal

too

much-ee,

So with lance and sword night and day we watch-ee. * Barbadoes.

;;

ni l'

PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

CUTTING DOWN.

Now

comes merry time

Down we

negroes

cut the canes,

all alivee!

suck the juice and

thrivee

Mule grow

fat

as hog,

though much work he

bear-ee

Horse and cow grow

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

fat,

starving

no theree.

r-i

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CUFFT THE NEGROS

GRINDING.

Then

the

mill

goes round,

whizzy,

.whizzy,

Then

to crush the canes all

Cane-juice in a pipe run

poor we are busy

away

for boiling

;

All the broken trash little boys are piling.

;

PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

BOILING.

Then you In

see the coppers,

we throw some

lime,

all to boil

soon

the liquor;

grow much

thicker

When it Then

thick and ropy, lade

hard like rock

ha,

out for cool-ee

Black no fool-ee

HMMM

CUFFY THE NEGRO

BREAKING AND FILLING THE CASKS.

Then we

break with mallet, pickax,

shovel,

hoee;

Nasty

tale

Holes

This

no true 'bout de negro's toee.

cask

we make,

distill'd to

out melasses run-ee,

rum make poor negro funny.

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PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

HEADING THE CASK.

Then comes massa

Cooper, work and smoke, no

talk-ee

Then we

cart de sugar, off to

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

town

walk-ee

Time we no can

lose,

Work away, my

boys, cheerily and steady.

all

the ships be ready

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\7 CUFFY THE NEGRO

SHIPPING SUGAR.

Then on

board the ship

All for bring to

Christmas

England

pie and

sailor captain takee,

for the tea

and cakee

pudding you could never

havee,

Did not

fruit

and sugar cross de briny wavee.

)

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PROGRESS OF SUGAR. f«

\iiii

SUGAR BAKERS.

To make

sugar white (sure he be a ninny

Blood, and nasty someting, baker

Then he pour Then he

in pot,

sell in

shop,

now

put in-ee;

— so one loaf he make dandy grocer take

it.

GROCER'S SHOP.

rogueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;brown

Grocer sometimes sand

Then

sugar

grit in tooth,

What though

white

Cuffy understand

man he ?

it.

God above him

mark-ee

White and black dark-ee.

all

one!

God can

see

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PROGRESS OF SUGAR.

CONFECTIONER.

Then

make

confection, sugar-plum or candy,

All to tickle sweet-tooth, massa

So grand thank-ee For your kind

And one

all

a tale will

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; may you be rewarded

relief to

oder time, tell

Cook be handy.

poor black afforded

you no

will scoffee,

of Cotton and of Coffee.

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