Three Plays - Lawing and Jawing; Forty Yards; Woofing by Zora Neale Hurston
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Man (Skanko)
You ain't nobody's pretty baby yo'self! Cliff Dat's all right, I ain't as ugly as yo'--youse ugly enough to git behind a Simpoon weed and hatch monkies. Man (Skanko) And youse ugly enough to git behind a tombstone and hatch hants. Cliff Youse so ugly dey have to cover yo' face up at night so sleep can slip up on yo'. Man (Skanko) You look like ten cents worth of Have-Mercy. Yo' face look lak ole Uncle Jump-off. Yo' mouth look lak a bunch of ruffles. Cliff Yeah, but yo' done passed me. Yo' so ugly till they could throw yo' in de Mississippi River and skim ugly for six months. Man (Skanko) Look here, Cliff, don't yo' personate me! Counting from de little finger back to de thumb--yo' start anythin', I go yo' some. Cliff Go head and grab me buddie, but if yo' don't know how to turn me loose too, don't bring de mess up! If yo' hit me, I may not beat you, but yo'll be so dirty when St. Peter git yo' dat he can't use yo'. |
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