Song of the South Page #3

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Remus:
An' I ain't surprised -- Things

blowin' 'round here de way de does.

Remus:
Now -- Hmm -- Peers to me like

you's figgerin' on goin' some place.

Johnny:
I am! And nobody's gonna stop me!

Remus:
Well now. If dat don't bang my time!

You know, I was jes' figgerin' on doin' sump'n

Remus:
like dat myse'f. How'd you like ol'

Uncle Remus to go long wid you?

Remus:
Now, le'see now. Whar is we figgerin' on goin?

How kin we be goin' sum place if we dunno whar we's goin?

Johnny:
I'm going to Atlanta.

Remus:
Hmm, pow'ful long walk to Atlanta.

Is you brung some grub?

Johnny:
No.

Remus:
Well, now... if we ain't got no grub,

we sho can't get very fur.

Remus:
S'pose we stops by my place an' picks up

some cawn-bread? An' mebbe some sweet tatters?

Remus:
Tobby sho', honey. Gimme yo' hand.

I need young eyes in de dark.

Remus:
Sort o' late in de day to be startin'

on sech a long trip, ain't it?

Johnny:
Well, you don't have to go...

Just 'cause you said you would.

Remus:
Well, now, I ain't heard nobody say

nuthin' 'bout not goin'. Co'se I'll go.

Johnny:
And I'm not comin' back!

Johnny:
You're laughing at me.

Remus:
At you honey? No suh.

Remus:
I'se laughin' 'cause dem's sackly

the words that ol' Brer Rabbit used

Remus:
de time dat he lit out from his briar patch!

An' I ain't never comin' back, neither!

Remus:
Yes suh, dem was his very words.

Remus:
Well, I reckon I better be gettin' my

things together so's we can be leavin'.

Johnny:
What did you say about Brer Rabbit?

Remus:
Which Brer Rabbit was dat, hon?

Johnny:
Why, you said something about Brer Rabbit.

Remus:
Who? Me? I mighter said sump'n 'bout 'im

Remus:
day befo' yestiddy,

but it done gone clean off my mind.

Johnny:
Why, you said there was a tale about

Brer Rabbit not coming back to his briar patch.

Remus:
Well, bless my soul, child. I sho' did.

And if I don't tell you about 'im, you're gonna

Remus:
pester me 'til I does. So what's de odds?

'Tain't no great tale, no-how.

Johnny:
Is that the same Brer Rabbit

that got away from the fox?

Remus:
Why, don't you know? Dey ain't but one

Brer Rabbit. Now you jes' set yo'se'f down here

Remus:
and lissen, wid bofe ears wide open...

'cause dishyer Brer Rabbit, he's de out-doin'est,

Remus:
The mos' bodacious critter in de whole world.

Now dishyer tale didn't happen jes' yestiddy...

Remus:
Nor de day befo'. 'Twas along time ago.

An' in dem days, eve'thing was mighty satisfactual.

Remus:
De critters, dey was closer to de folks...

an' de folks, dey was closer to de critters...

Remus:
An' if you'll 'scuse me for sayin' so...

t'was better all around.

Remus:
Honey... It happened on one of them

Zip-a-dee-do-da days.

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