The Colored Band

'EN de colo'd ban' comes ma'chin' down de street You kin hyeah de ladies all erroun' repeat : "Ain't dey handsome? Ain't dey gran' ? Ain't dey splendid? Goodness, lan' ! W'y dey's pu'fect f'om dey fo'heads to dey feet!" An' sich steppin' to de music down de line. 'Tain't de music by itself dat meks it fine ; Hit's de walkin' , step by step, An' de keepin' time wid "Hep," Dat it mek a common ditty soun' divine. THE WIND IN A FROLIC Oh, de white ban' play hits music, an' hit's mighty good to hyeah, An' it sometimes leaves a ticklin' in yo' feet ; But de hea't goes into business Fu' to help erlong de eah, W'en de colo'd ban' goes marchin' down de street.