Massa han’some wife gone!”
Devil didn’t hear him, crow again—
“Ko ko re ko!
Massa han’some wife gone!”
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Devil hear now; as he hear, he come—
“Zin-ge-lay, wid dem run come,
Zin-ge-lay, wid dem jump come,
Zin-ge-lay, wid dem walk fas’!”
So de boat name “John Studee.” As he run into de yard, stamp him foot an’ said, “John Studee!” An’ stamp again, “John Studee-ee-e!” So de boat tu’n right back wid de two girl an’ de little boy. An’ as dey mos’ come, de little boy tu’n cockroach again; go in garden. Devil didn’t see him.