For it hurts ol 'mammy's feelin's fo' to heah you weepin 'so. From Wordnik.com. [Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales] Reference
Dey went in de parlor an 'got de gol' clock dat wuz Mis 'Mary Jane's gran'mammy's. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Pappy wuz tellin 'mammy 'bout de Yankees comin' ter dere plantation, burnin 'de co'n cribs, de smokehouses an' 'stroyin' eber'thing. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Lay yo 'kinky, woolly head on yo' mammy's breast. From Wordnik.com. [Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk] Reference
"It was only one o 'mammy's camp-meetin' songs," said the girl. From Wordnik.com. [From Sand Hill to Pine] Reference
Like as not he'll walk down G street an 'mammy'll come on the keers. From Wordnik.com. [Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice] Reference
I's s'prised dat a chile er yo 'mammy' ud steal any man's water-million. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Humorous Verse] Reference
Just then Maria put her head in at the door to say, "May Lilly, yo 'mammy's callin' you.". From Wordnik.com. [The Little Colonel] Reference
Den Brer Fox, he sa'ntered fort ', lookin' dez ez innercent ez wunner yo 'mammy's mockin'-birds. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader] Reference
Den Brer Fox, he sa'ntered fort ', lookin' des ez innercent ez wunner yo 'mammy's mockin'-birds. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser] Reference
Den Brer Fox, he sa'ntered fort ', lookin' dez ez innercent ez wunner yo 'mammy's mockin' - birds. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings] Reference
"Yes 'em, I'se de on'y one o 'mammy's chillen livin. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives] Reference
"Fader an 'mammy's quarrelled; the mocking-bird won't sing. From Wordnik.com. [The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times] Reference
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