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SOME SCATTERING REMARKS OF BUB'S
Wunst I tooked our pepper-box lid
An' cut little pie-dough biscuits, I did,
An' cooked 'em on our stove one day
When our hired girl she said I may.
An' cut little pie-dough biscuits, I did,
An' cooked 'em on our stove one day
When our hired girl she said I may.
Honey's the goodest thing—Oo-ooh!
An' blackburry-pies is goodest, too!
But wite hot biscuits, ist soakin' wet
Wiv tree-mullasus, is goodest yet!
An' blackburry-pies is goodest, too!
But wite hot biscuits, ist soakin' wet
Wiv tree-mullasus, is goodest yet!
Miss Maimie she's my Ma's friend,—an'
She's purtiest girl in all the lan'!—
An' sweetest smile an' voice an' face—
An' eyes ist looks like p'serves tas'e'!
She's purtiest girl in all the lan'!—
An' sweetest smile an' voice an' face—
An' eyes ist looks like p'serves tas'e'!
I ruther go to the Circus-show;
But, 'cause my parunts told me so,
I ruther go to the Sund'y-school,
'Cause there I learn the goldun rule.
But, 'cause my parunts told me so,
I ruther go to the Sund'y-school,
'Cause there I learn the goldun rule.
Say, Pa,—what is the goldun rule
'At's allus at the Sund'y-school?
'At's allus at the Sund'y-school?
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