When she struck eroun’ de kyerve, Wished I’d rode mah hoss! It unstrung mah ebbry nerve! Oh, but I did squirm! Oh, she kyahd us down de line! No hobo kood stuck behine! Ef he had he’d gone stone bline! Wished I’d rode mah hoss! Now an’ den she sortah reel! Wished I’d rode mah hoss! Stirred me up fum head to heel! Lawd but I did quake! Tawk erbout er pow’ful prah! I sho’ made one den an’ dah! Strain was mo’ den I kood bah! Wished I’d rode mah hoss! Once I hyeahd er moighty crack! Wished I’d rode mah hoss! Tho’t she’s gwine to leeb de track, Oddah seed me, Chile! I felt mos’ prekareyus, son! I hain’t tawkin’ jes’ fo’ fun! Tho’t dis dahky’s days was dun, Wished I’d rode mah hoss! EGGS! EGGS!! EGGS!!! When I ’fleck o’ Eastah cum, Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Gits mah whol’ soul all er hum. Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! When de chickens flopp dey wings, Roostah cro’, de pullets sings, Gib me ’bove all uddah things— Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! When de little chicks er creep, Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Run kerfrolic peep! peep! peep!! Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Appetite gits sort impressed, Wood go good, roas’ chicken breas’, Still goes beddah, nebahless. Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! When eroun’ de ol’ fiah place Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Eggs look yo’ squah in de face, Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Git ’em fryin’ in de pan, Soun’ lak music o’ de ban’, Chillun? Whee! But hain’t dey gran’. Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Eat ’em poach ’er eat ’em bile, Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! Make yo’ hit yo’ granny, chile. Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! When yo’ eat ’em scramble, son, Feel dat yo’ kood lif er ton, Er brack bar yo’ kood out run. Eggs! eggs!! eggs!!! IT AM DE POSSUM TIME. Weddah gittin’ chilly, Fros’ er fallin’ on de vine! Leaves er tarnin’ yallah, Now de possum time is fine! Hickahnuts er fallin’, Wid er thud, thud, thudd! Poppin’ an’ er crackin’ An’ er bus’in out de bud! It am de possum time! Yes, it am de possum time! It am de time er niggah Fo’ de coon to go to clime! Crickets all er hollah Tell er niggah it’s de fall! Ripenin’ am de ’simmons Fo’ de great an’ fo’ de small! Niggah jes’ er waitin’ Fo’ de fallin’ o’ de sno’, Fo’ to chase de rabbit Ez he’s wingin’ on de go! It am de possum time! Yes, it am de possum time! It am de time er niggah Fo’ de coon to go to clime! When de sun’s dun sinkin’ Cums de shinin’ o’ de moon, Niggah’ll take de wahpaf Fo’ to go to tree de coon! Wid de dogs er bahkin’ All er chasein’, all er romp! Sniffin’ at de grasses An’ er scratchin’ at de stump!