DEBBIL-FOOT
Ole Nigger John! Debbil-foot John!
Steal' ev'ything dat his han's got on!
Straw hats an' han'-saws an' things tuh eat,
Cow-feed an' hoss-feed an' shoes fuh his feet,
Grubbin'-hoes, suits er clo'es, an' all fuh fun—
Lock' 'um in his shack, whar he kep' his gun!
Folks come huntin' fuh de things dey miss'—
John he holler an' he shake his fis',
Shoot in de air er shoot in de groun'—
Scare all de niggers fuh miles erroun'!
Steal' ev'ything dat his han's got on!
Straw hats an' han'-saws an' things tuh eat,
Cow-feed an' hoss-feed an' shoes fuh his feet,
Grubbin'-hoes, suits er clo'es, an' all fuh fun—
Lock' 'um in his shack, whar he kep' his gun!
Folks come huntin' fuh de things dey miss'—
John he holler an' he shake his fis',
Shoot in de air er shoot in de groun'—
Scare all de niggers fuh miles erroun'!
Ole Nigger John wuz a voodoo coon—
Debbil he come in de dark uh de moon,
Come out er John's big swollen foot,
Whar John 'lowed dat he kep' him put.
Dar dey 'ud sit an' dey make er spell,
Wrassle an' holler, an' pray an' yell.
Nex' day John he scream an' he cuss—
Debbil-foot it get wuss an' wuss.
Debbil he come in de dark uh de moon,
Come out er John's big swollen foot,
Whar John 'lowed dat he kep' him put.
Dar dey 'ud sit an' dey make er spell,
Wrassle an' holler, an' pray an' yell.
Nex' day John he scream an' he cuss—
Debbil-foot it get wuss an' wuss.
White doctor say dat de leg mus' go.
John he scream an' he take on so
Dey gin him sumpin ter make him sleep,
An' saw off de leg. . . . Ole Nigger John creep
John he scream an' he take on so
Dey gin him sumpin ter make him sleep,
An' saw off de leg. . . . Ole Nigger John creep
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