But we soon got used to freedom,
Though the way at first was rough;
But we weathered through the tempest,
For slavery made us tough.


Sketches of a Southern Life (1872).- Aunt Chloe. The Deliverance


But we soon got used to freedom, Though the way at first was rough; But we weathered through the tempest, For slavery made us tough.

But we soon got used to freedom, Though the way at first was rough; But we weathered through the tempest, For slavery made us tough.

But we soon got used to freedom, Though the way at first was rough; But we weathered through the tempest, For slavery made us tough.

But we soon got used to freedom, Though the way at first was rough; But we weathered through the tempest, For slavery made us tough.