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Things have moved along some smoother
Since a week ago to-night,
Seems my blood turned all to p'ison--
Me and Johnson had a fight.
Caught him twice up there to Nancy's;
Told him plain to stay away;
But he didn't seem to notice
Anything I had to say.
Caught him settin' there and talkin'
'Bout the things that he had done--
Durndest liar on the prairie--
Laughing like he thought 'twas fun,
Settin' there beside o' Nancy--
Settin' down is all he does,
Good for nothin', bug-eyed, loafin',
Wrinkled, yaller, meddlin' cuss!


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I just let him keep on settin'
All the whole long evenin' through;
When he started off I follered,
Told him what I meant to do.
"Why," says he, "now, don't git foolish;
I ain't skeered o' your light breeze;
I'll go thar and set by Nancy,