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I ain' no fuh go fuh no flour.  Dem fuh bring em to me.  You see!  Now, how I gine lef' my  home, gwine yonduh two or five mile from my house an' go fuh flour?  An' den, you see, ain' dere no self-rising' [it's not self-raising].  Dat flat flour.  I haf fuh buy shoda [soda]; I haf fuh buy lard; you see?  I haf fuh buy sugah, fuh--fuh-- fuh if I had de flour, I had [I'd have] to pay.  You can't plant--you can't cook dout |without| --dout salt.  Dem people w'at go dere had fuh de buy all dem ting.  You see!  Won't dey [have to] ---ain' I gine cook em fresh?  Huh!  I cook em fresh all right.  Yes, mam!  So I ain' gine worry uh soul.  I satisfy w'at Gawd done fuh me.  I ain' gine worry uh soul.  I satisfy w'at he done fuh me.  Now!  I satisfy.  W'at he done fuh me I satisfy.  I know he can't do no mo, ne bit mo.  I know I satisfy w'at him done fuh me.  Yes, I satisfy.  W'en dey tell me set down by fire and sing praise me Gawd----w'en I done praise me Gawd---tell me praise, I gone to bed.  Come, Jesus, come, I gwine again.  W'en de day light, I me [make] me low cutshy [curtsy], "Tank Gawd, I see Tursdy [Thursday]."  W'en de sun down, I gwine me room--mek cutshy.  I say, "Tanky Jesus!  Mamma!  Mausuh!  if I ain' live fuh see de mawnin', tek [take] care de soul."  Dats my word.  "Tek care de soul.  I ain' min' 'bout de body."  Den I say, "I ain' gwine to de debil, fuh he beat me; he berry [very] planny [has many plans; is resourceful]".  An' I ax Jesus fuh be wid me.  I got myself gone on heb'm.  Me want git dere.
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