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DEBBIL-FOOT

Back tuh his wu'k, wid a "Thank 'ee, ma'am,"
"Mawnin', boss," an" "Howde-do!"
"Yes, suh," "Naw, suh," meck as a lamb. . . .
Dey bury dat leg, an' de debbil too—
Dey bury dem deep in grave-yahd groun',
Fifty foot down, fifty foot down!

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