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Chicken stew Was all I said. Made dat coon Hop out o’ bed, Butt his head Ergin de wall Kooden’ stan’ De thing at all. Jes’ dat menshun, Jes’ dat talk, Made dat coon’s Eyes white ez chawk. Looked eroun’ An’ licked his chops Ez doh he hyeahd Dey wings flopp! flopp! Well, dem wurds, Dey struck dat coon Lak er ’lectric Shock in June! Kooden’ sleep No mo’ dat night, Rolled an’ tossed Until daylight.
