An’ geeve dose dinnaire wan beeg slat.
An’ wan tra’n she go pas’ on night,
Long ’bout de tarn’ I sle’p mos’ tight.
An’ w’en she whees-el, “Whoot-too-too!”
I jomp lak’ wil’ cat, I tal you.
I heet ma vife gre’t beeg hard slams
An’ black her eye mos’ seexteen tarn’s.
Till las’ she go off sle’p down stair,
—She say I worse as greezly bear,
Bot w’at yo’ t’ink? I swore dis true,