Oh Lordy Je‑sus It’s a long time comin’ It’s a long time co-o-min’ That Jubilee time. We’ll wait and we’ll pray, Lord, We’ll wait and we’ll pray, Lord, But it’s a long time, Lord, Yes, it’s a long time.

The dark sobbing ebbed away. The captain was still talking. “Yes,” he said, “And yet we treat ’em well enough. There’s no one From Salem to the Guinea Coast can say They lose as few as I do.” He stopped. “Well, Mister?” The mate arose. “Good night sir and⁠—” “Goodnight”