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De old norf wind again de cabin door crashes;
(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)
Possum’s in de pot, and de sweet yam’s in de ashes;
(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)
Flitch o’ bacon in de pan—lawdy, hear it frying.
Hain’t no sorter music dat’s near so satisfyin’;
Corn pone am hot an’ brown—pickininnies sighin’.
(Whoo-whoo, how de wind do blow!)