You put dat key in yo' pocket, an' let it stay dar.

Ole Miss, she des' pint out der place en dey stay dar.

Run doun de road ter de rise er dat hill an' stay dar.

If fly light on yo' nose let 'im stay dar.

We stay dar two year I reckon, 'cause we make two little crop of corn.

Dey don't mean to cum back till tings am more settled; dey'm 'fraid to stay dar.'

Ain't we-dem got to go back to de house and stay dar by our two selves arter we see you safe?

Most of 'em, dey go on to Helena and gits dey grub from de Yankees and stay dar till de Yankees lef'.

He stay dar till de young massa and captain come wid de 'osses, den he get de white girl an' carry her 'way all safe.

Us stayed dar fer mo dan er year I rekkin, en dem wus good white folks en wus good ter us.

'Case when I gits among gold I don't want t' come out very soon, an' we might stay dar all day.

"You find Massa Rochford, come back to de wood, we stay dar free days, in case you want us," he added.