LUM (Triumphant) Looka pardner, they doin all dat woofin on uh queen--sendin' women to do uh man's work. Watch me stomp her wid mah king (He slams his card down and collects the trick.) Now come un under dis ace! (They all play and he collects the trick.) Now whut you want me to play for you, pardner? LIGE How many times you seen de deck. LUM Twice LIGE Pull off wid yo' king. (Lum plays the king of spades. All the others play.) Look at ole low pardner. Ah knowed ah wuz gointer ketch him! Come right back at 'em. LUM (stands up and slams down the ace) Pack up, pardner. Ahm playin' mah knots, now all play now. Ho! Ho! Dere goes de queen'. De Jack's a gentleman! (Lige takes the Jack and sticks it up on his forehead in braggadocia.) Here comes de ten spot, pardner, ahm dumpin to yuh! LIGE (as he plays the Jack) Everybody git up off it and dump. High, low, Jack, game and gone from de first four. WALTER Gimme dem cards! Y'all carried de cub to us dat time. (riffles the cards elaborately) but de deal is in de high, tall house now. Dis is Booker T Washington spreadin his mess. (offers cards to Lige) Cut? LIGE Yeah, cut 'em and shoot 'em. I'd cut behind mah ma. (He cuts and Walter deals.) WALTER Well, whut sayin'? LUM I'm beggin. WALTER Get up off yo' knees. Youse dat one. LIGE Walter, you sho stacked dese cards. WALTER Aw, stop cryin' and play, man. Youse too old to be hollerin' titty-mama. LUM Dis ain't no hand, dis is a foot. What you want me to play for you partner? LIGE Play yo' own hand partner--I ain't nobody. Lead yo' bosses. (He leads the ace of clubs. Play goes round to dealer and Walter takes the card off the deck and slams it down.) WALTER Get up ol' deuce of diamonds and gallop off wid yo' load. Pardner, how many times you seen de deck? DAVE (Two times--(they make signals.) WALTER Watch dis ol' queen. Less go! (He begins to sing--Dave joins in.) When yo' card gits lucky, oh pardner, you oughter be in a rollin' game. (He speaks.) Ha! Ha! Wash day and no soap! (He sticks the Jack upon his forehead. He stands up and sings again.) Ahm goin' to de 'Bama Lawd. Pardner don't want no change. (He collects that trick and plays again. Dave also stands.) DAVE Here come de man from de White House--ol' king of diamonds. (Sings, all join.) Ahm goin' back to de Bama, Lawd. Pardner won't be worried wid you. (He collects the trick.) Never had no trouble, Lour pardner, till I stopped by here. (They all stand hilariously slam down their cards. WALTER Aw, wese just too hard for you boys--we eats our dinner out de blacksmith shop. Y'all can't bully dis game. (He solemnly reaches over and takes Dave's hand.) DAVE (to Walter) Mr. Hoover, you sho is a noble president. We done stuck dese shad-moufs full of cobs. They skeered to play us any mo'. LIGE Who skeered? Y'all jus' playin ketch up nohow. Git back down and lemme wrap uh five-up round yo' neck. DAVE (looking off right) Squat dat rabbit an' less jump another one. Here come Daisy.