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When you's tiahed out a-hoein',
Er a-followin' de plough, 
Whut's de use of des a-fallin'
On yo' pallet lak a cow?
W'y, de fun is all in waitin'
In de face of all de tiah, 
An' a dozin' and a-drwosin'
By a good ol'hick'ry fiah.

Oh, you grunts an'groans an'mumbles
Case yo'bones is full o'col',
Dough you feels de joy a-tricklin'
Roun' de co'nahs of yo'soul.
An' you 'low anothah minute
'S sho to git you wa'm an'dryah,
W'en you set up pas' yo' bedtime,
Case you hates to leave de fiah.

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