When she’d pass sto’ windahs, honey,

She’d size up her se’f an’ smile;

Twis’ her-se’f an’ lif her trailah,

Cose she tho’wt she’s poody, chile;

Why, I know’d dat dah ol’ dahky

When she haden’ braid to eat;

When it cum to shoes an’ sockin’s,

Dey was stranjahs to her feet.

Now she needn’t be o’ spreadin’

On befo’ me any ahs,