THAINK’N BOUT DHEY WHARH…

THAINK’N BOUT DHEY WHARH…

SHUGUHFOOT:  I rekun’s whin we’z free I’s gown lay dhaun an sleep fowuh nigh own two year’n fo I’s gown git t’uh do’n any’thin.  Weyeh I’s spek dhat cotton gown grow so while an high cuz ain nobodheh gown be dheyah t’uh kut am dowhn.  I don spek dhem wheyeiht fowks gown  wont t’uh do no nigguh’s  wohwk, heyell I’s spek’s dhey jes sell’s d’uh fawm ow jes leave’s it  t’uh us nig’ruhs t’uh run whilst d’hey’s a sit’n pruddey en d’hey ciddehy…

FISHEHEAD:  Naw! You’z got t’et towl wrong deyah Shuguhfoot! Dhem wheyeiht debuhs ain nev’uh gown let no nig’ruhs git naw ress while dehyess aw sun n’ deyh sky!  Is think’n bout a take’n up wit dhem fed-rhets dhen a slip’n owf t’uh dehy uthuh side an when dhey whup dees rehbuls ass I’s a gown bak up nowth wit dhem.  Ain nuf’n  for no nigguh en dheese pawhts… ain nevuh been n’ ain nevuh gown be’s I says.

SHUGUHFOOT:  Wit chew dhenk dhem wheyeiht fowks wun wid chew? Wheyen dhey leave’s t’uh go home dhey’s a leave’n y’awl heyuh t’uh fix up dhis got-dayum mess!  Dhey ain brang’n dhey lhikes uh yoo t’uh fuk dhey dowtah’s an drank dhey beer!  An dhey ain got naw cott’n up dheyah neer t’ubaccah evah.  Awl dhey got’s es sum ole farms wit t’cup’le uh ole caaw’s n’ ghowt’s, nuff’n dhey could’n do bye dhey selfs.  You is bet owf dhawn hurr wheyah you’s know how t’uh make a liv’n hones n’uff.

FISHEAD:  I swarnee you’z wuz awlway a got-dayum slave nigguh think’n son of uh!  I’d send’s you a telegram dhown frum up nowth but I’s spek yo dum ass caint evun read it when’t comes!  I rekun you’z bes come with me cuz dhey ain got no use fo no lazy nigguh lhike  y’awl dhoun heyah no mo.  An dhey ain got no use fo y’awl up dheyah neithaw.  Y’all jes come wid me cuz ain nobody stud’n own no crops rhiyt naw, dhey’s awl get’n ret for dhis heyuh wharh. 

SHUGUFOOT:  Hell I ain fitt’n t’uh get maw heyhd bow’d owff n’ no wharh wit chew!  I spek I jes wait rhyht hurr till dhem Yankees burn dhis shit rhiyet dhown t’uh dehy grouwn.  Naw I’s spek dhese wheyeit fowks ain gown jes a let me wolk own out uh hurr but I’s sure gown try! An I rekon I’s gow’n out wess wheyeh dhey ain nevuh had no slav’ry out dheyah a’towl. 

FISHEAD:  Wheyeh Sugufoot, we’s still got’s sum thyme yet de souwf ain fowl’n yet so I spek we’z stiyeh gowt thime t’uh think bout t’it t’owl.

SUGUFOOT:  Wheyeh Fishead, I spek you’z a rhyht  bout dhat dheyah.  Pass dhat moonshine main I spek we’s got sum drink’n t’uh doo too tiyeh we has t’uh make up ow mines wit we gown do. 

FISHEAD:  Hey dheyah Sugafoot! Naw what dhat I sees ovuh yonduh, look lhyke uh Yankee uniform if’n I’s evuh has seed one! 

SUGUFOOT:  Fishead yo awnry ass nigguh, dheys duce if’n I’s a day owld and I’s spek dheys gown fit us bowth purt’n nice…

FIN

WRITTEN BY D. VOLLIN

A MA’YHEN K’AWL’D MOSES…

A  MA’YHEN  K’AWL’D  MOSES…

Mauh peepull’s is lookun fouwh uh maihn kawl’d moses kuz dhaiy’s towl’d,

he gow’n seiyh’t dhem freeh jes lhik’n he did freeh deyhm slay’vs uh owld,

deyh’s wheyet’n fouwh him t’kum dhahwn fru’m dhey mount’n top whilst dhey sins,

cuz mauh peepull’s dhink he gow’n make air’y dheng rhiya’t a’ghen,

an lauwud, dhat’s whie dhey’s so easy t’uh lay down dehy air’y caiyeh,

fo awl dhem fas towlk’n preashuh’s look’n lhyke uh blaihkh jesu’s wit guwedd hey’ah,

mauh peepull’s ain got noe am-bisheyn t’uh taik no mayet’ah en dhey’s ouwn hayens,

dhey’s jess a’wheyet’n t’uh bee’s dhey-leyah-vuh’ed bie dhey lauwud’s choe-sin ma’yhen,

but I ain’t a’look’en t’uhwawed’s nobodhey’s bhet me,

t’eh sayuvh mauh sowle an set mauh speer’it freeyh,

mauh feet’s ain dayun’sin t’uh noe diddeh play’ed bh’ie n’aireyh udduh com-p’oe-suhs,

an aiye ain ghat no thyme t’uh wheyet’n own a ma’yhen kawl’d moses…

FIN

Written by Bigdaddyblues aka David Vollin

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