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... MADISON ( after a survey of the situation ) . What de boy do ! LUCY . He steal , dat what he do . MADISON . Um . What he steal ? LUCY . Mush . I tole him not to tech it . MADISON . Well , he was hongry , were n't he ? LUCY . Dat ain ...
... MADISON ( after a survey of the situation ) . What de boy do ! LUCY . He steal , dat what he do . MADISON . Um . What he steal ? LUCY . Mush . I tole him not to tech it . MADISON . Well , he was hongry , were n't he ? LUCY . Dat ain ...
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... MADISON . You knows I wuk in the strippin ' factory . LUCY . Jes ' two weeks . MADISON . You knows I wuk till I strain my back . But neveh min ' about all dat . I done tuhn oveh a new leaf . I goin ' to be a business man . I goin ' to ...
... MADISON . You knows I wuk in the strippin ' factory . LUCY . Jes ' two weeks . MADISON . You knows I wuk till I strain my back . But neveh min ' about all dat . I done tuhn oveh a new leaf . I goin ' to be a business man . I goin ' to ...
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... MADISON . What way ? LUCY . If you was keepin ' a store , to have folks charge things when dey did n ' know how dey could pay . MADISON . I'm willin ' fo ' to be treat dat way ef dey can do hit . Let ' em come an ' git my things if dey ...
... MADISON . What way ? LUCY . If you was keepin ' a store , to have folks charge things when dey did n ' know how dey could pay . MADISON . I'm willin ' fo ' to be treat dat way ef dey can do hit . Let ' em come an ' git my things if dey ...
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... MADISON . Dat ' s right . We will . question . I did n git dis guitar fo ' to return it , I git it fo ' to play it . I boun ' to play it cause I'm goin to be er rich man soon an ' I got to have a plenty music in me . LUCY . You goin ...
... MADISON . Dat ' s right . We will . question . I did n git dis guitar fo ' to return it , I git it fo ' to play it . I boun ' to play it cause I'm goin to be er rich man soon an ' I got to have a plenty music in me . LUCY . You goin ...
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... Madison ? MADISON . Yes , indeedy . I got to wuk ' an ' wuk ha'd . I can't shirk none . LUCY . What wuk you goin ' to do ? MADISON . I'm a stock brokin ' man . I goin ' into de stock brokin ' business tomorrer . LUCY . How ? MADISON ...
... Madison ? MADISON . Yes , indeedy . I got to wuk ' an ' wuk ha'd . I can't shirk none . LUCY . What wuk you goin ' to do ? MADISON . I'm a stock brokin ' man . I goin ' into de stock brokin ' business tomorrer . LUCY . How ? MADISON ...
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Page 199 - Corrymeela, an? the low south wind. D'ye mind me now, the song at night is mortial hard to raise, The girls are heavy goin' here, the boys are ill to plase ; When one'st I'm out this workin' hive, 'tis I'll be back again — Ay, Corrymeela, in the same soft rain.
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Page 58 - Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae weary fu' o' care! Thou'lt break my heart, thou warbling bird, That wantons thro' the flowering thorn : Thou minds me o' departed joys, Departed — never to return.