Favorite this☆ Speak up, Ike, an' 'spress yo'se'f : (Encouragement) Description: Speak up, Ike, an' 'spress yo'se'f : (Encouragement) / words by Paul Laurence Dunbar ; music by Henry S. Sawyer. For voice and piano. Cover title. First line of text: Who dat knockin' at de do'? Dunbar's poem originally titled: Encouragement. Details Resource ID: hk003429 Creator: Sawyer, Henry S. Subject: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906--Musical settings Songs with piano African Americans--Songs and music Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 Publisher: T.S. Denison & Co. Date Issued: 1922 Format: 1 score (3 p.) ; 31 cm. Member of: E. Azalia Hackley Collection Hackley Sheet Music Collection of African American Themes Rights: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.