Do' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin'
thoo,
Ol' folks drowsin' 'roun' de place, wide
awake is Lou,
W'en I tap, she answah, an' I see huh
'mence to grin,
"Howdy, honey, howdy, won't you step
right in?"

Den I step erpon de log layin' at de do',
Bless de Lawd, huh mammy an' huh pap's
done 'menced to sno',
Now's de time, if evah, ef I's gwine to try
an' win,
"Howdy, honey, howdy, won't you step
right in?"

No use playin' on de aidge, trimblin' on de
brink,
W'en a body love a gal, tell huh whut he
t'ink;
W'en huh hea't is open fu' de love you
gwine to gin,
Pull yo'se'f togethah, suh, an' step right in.

Sweetes' imbitation dat a body evah
hyeahed,
Sweetah den de music of a love-sick
mockin'-bird,
Comin' f'om de gal you loves bettah den
yo' kin,
"Howdy, honey, howdy, won't you step
right in?"

At de gate o' heaven w'en de sto'm o'
life is pas',
'Spec' I'll be a-stan'in', 'twell de Mastah
say at las',
"Hyeah he stan' all weary, but he
winned his fight wid sin.
Howdy, honey, howdy, won't you step
right in? "

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