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FORCE OF WORDS.

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.