He tuck dat Mousie on his knee. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
He tuck dat Mousie on his knee, An" he say: "Dear Honey, marry me!" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"Oh Suh!" she say, "I cain"t do dat." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"Oh Suh!" she say, "I cain"t do dat, Widout de sayso o" uncle Rat." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dat ole gray Rat, he soon come home. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dat ole gray Rat, he soon come home, Sayin": "Whose been here since I"se been gone?" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"A fine young gemmun fer to see." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"A fine young gemmun fer to see, An" one dat axed fer to marry me." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dat Rat jes laugh to split his side. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dat Rat jes laugh to split his side.
"Jes think o" Mousie"s bein" a bride!" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Nex" day, dat rat went down to town. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Nex" day dat rat went down to town, To git up de Mousie"s Weddin" gown. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"What"s de bes" thing fer de Weddin" gown?" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"What"s de bes" thing fer de Weddin" gown?"-- "Dat acorn hull, all gray an" brown!" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"Whar shall de Weddin" Infar" be?" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"Whar shall de Weddin" Infar" be?"-- "Down in de swamp in a holler tree." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"What shall de Weddin" Infar" be?" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"What shall de Weddin" Infar" be?"-- "Two brown beans an" a blackeyed pea." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Fust to come in wus de b.u.mblebee. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Fust to come in wus de b.u.mblebee.
Wid a fiddle an" bow across his knee. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" dat come wus Khyernel Wren. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" dat come wus Khyernel Wren, An" he dance a reel wid de Turkey Hen. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" dat come wus Mistah Snake. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" dat come wus Mistah Snake, He swallowed de whole weddin" cake! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" come in wus Cap"n Flea. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" come in wus Cap"n Flea, An" he dance a jig fer de b.u.mblebee. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
An" now come in ole Giner"l Louse. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
An" now come in ole Giner"l Louse.
He dance a breakdown "round de house. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" to come wus Major Tick. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
De nex" to come wus Major Tick, An" he e"t so much it make "im sick. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dey sent fer Mistah Doctah Fly. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dey sent fer Mistah Doctah Fly.
Says he: "Major Tick, you"s boun" to die." Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Oh, den crep" in ole Mistah Cat. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Oh, den crep" in ole Mistah Cat, An" chilluns, dey all hollered, "Scat!!" Uh-huh!!! Uh-huh!!!
It give dat frog a turble fright. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
It give dat frog a turble fright, An" he up an" say to dem, "Good-night!" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dat frog, he swum de lake aroun". Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Dat frog, he swum de lake aroun", An" a big black duck come gobble "im down. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"What d"you say "us Miss Mousie"s lot?" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
"What d"you say "us Miss Mousie"s lot?"-- "W"y--, she got swallered on de spot!" Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Now, I don"t know no mo" "an dat. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
Now, I don"t know no mo" "an dat.
If you gits mo" you can take my hat. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
An" if you thinks dat hat won"t do. Uh-huh! Uh-huh!
An" if you thinks dat hat won"t do, Den you mought take my head "long, too. Uh-huh!!! Uh-huh!!!
SHOO! SHOO!
Shoo! Shoo!
What"ll I do?
Run three mile an" buckle my shoe?
No! No!
I"se gwineter go, An" kill dat chicken on my flo".
Oh! My!
Chicken pie!
Sen" fer de Doctah, I mought die.
Christmus here, Once a year.
Pa.s.s dat cider an" "simmon beer.
FLAP-JACKS
I loves my wife, an" I loves my baby: An" I loves dem flap-jacks a-floatin" in gravy.
You play dem chyards, an" make two pa.s.ses: While I eats dem flap-jacks a-floatin" in "la.s.ses.
Now: in come a n.i.g.g.e.r an" in come a bear, In come a n.i.g.g.e.r dat hain"t got no hair.
Good-by, n.i.g.g.e.r, go right on back, Fer I hain"t gwineter give you no flap-jack.
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