SON:
"Mother, make my bed down
I will freely lie down,
Mother, make my bed down
I will freely lie down"
MOTHER:
"Ransom, my son, what did she give you to eat?
Ransom, my son, what did she give you to eat?
SON:
"Red head (parched lizard) and speckle back
Oh, make my bed down I will freely lie down."
"I'm goin' to pizen (poison) you, I'm goin' to pizen you,
I'm jus' sick an' tired of de way you do,
I'm goin' to sprinkle spider legs 'roun yo' bed
an' you gonna wake up in de mornin' an find yourself dead"
"You beat me an' you kick me an' you black my eyes,
I'm gonna take dis butcher knife an' hew you down to my size,
You mark my words, my name is Lou,
You mind out what I say, I'm goin' to pizen you."
POSITIVE CURES AND CONTROLS
Mrs. Rush says that backache can be cured by rubbing a hot iron up and down the afflicted person's back.