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EF UNCLE REMUS PLEASE TER 'SCUSEN ME
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III
EF UNCLE REMUS PLEASE TER 'SCUSEN ME
(Joel Chandler Harris)
Dey wunce wuz er time which I gwineter tell you 'bout it—An' it's easy ter believe it sho'ly ez it is ter doubt it!—
So des you pick yer “ruthers” whilse I tell how ole Br'er Rabbit
Wunce know de time when he git de fightin' habit.
Co'se he ain't no bragger, des a-rippin' an' a-rarin'
An' a-darin' all de beestus an' a-des a-double-darin'
Sich ez Mr. Jonus Lion, er Sir Mr. Twister Tagger,
Er Sister Hisstopottomus, er A'nt Ferjinny Ja'gger!
Yit, des de same, he layin' low an' know he got de muscle
What sho' ter s'prise mos' any size what crowd 'im fer a tussle.—
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Fergit hisse'f an' run 'em down an' grab 'em up an' shake 'em!—
An', mo' 'n dat, ef 'twuzn't fer de Dawg-law den ag'in' it,
He'd des a-kilt off ev'y Dawg dat's chasin' him dis minute!
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