“Me be a nigger-boy, born in de hovel,* // What plantain da shade from de sun wha da shine ; // Me learn to dig wid de spade and de shovel, // Me learn to hoe up de cane in a line.
2005 July, Fred Gaertner, Six Days Till Sunday[2], Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:
“[…]This Clearfield Law, so close to your heart, does it still give me the right to buy a nigger-boy?” // “It does, Sir.” // “Does it permit me to sell a nigger-boy?” // “It does indeed.”
2020 August 13, Gordon Stables, Harry Milvaine the Wanderings of a Wayward Boy[3], BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 80:
“Raggy Muffin!” he continued, turning half round in his easy chair. // The nigger-boy let go the punkah string and sprang to his feet.