Freedom a Come Oh!
Talla ly li oh
Freedom a come oh!
Talla ly li oh
Here we dig, here we hoe.
Talla ly li oh
Slavery a gone oh!
Talla ly li oh
Here we dig, here we hoe.
Talla ly li oh
King George me a go.
Talla ly li oh
Here we dig, here we hoe.
Talla ly li oh
We nuh wuk no more!
Talla ly li oh
Here we dig, here we hoe.
Talla ly li oh
Massa he a go.
Talla ly li oh
Here we dig, here we hoe.
Talla ly li oh
Freedom a come oh!
Talla ly li oh
Here we dig, here we hoe.
—Folk-song, c. 1807