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time de hounds is out o' sight,
He's up an' "hongry
for a fight!"
An' he ain't by 'isself in a bluff like dat--
No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.

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THE OWL
When de big owl calls out "_Who--ooo--ooo--!!!!!_"
In de dark o' de
moon, like night-owls do,
De chillen, a-beggin' to play out late,

Come tumblin' back into Daddy's gate.
An' dey ain't by deyselves in dat, in dat--
No, dey ain't by deyselves
in dat.
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THE CHAMELEON
De camelia-lizard is a turn-coat man,
An' he borries his colors where
dey's "room to stan'";
He mought keep solid as a county candidate,

But you couldn't sca'cely find 'im on a map o' de State.
But he ain't by 'isself lost out, like dat--
No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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THE CATERPILLAR
Whilst she eats de groun' f'om onder 'er feet,
Sis' Caterpillar's weavin'
'er windin'-sheet;
But 'er red eyes shine an' 'er grass-green-hair,
An'
'er short life's bright, so she don't care.
An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
An' she ain't by 'erself in dat.
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DR. DRAKE
Ol' Dr. Drake wid 'is college waddle
An' Latin inscriptioms on 'is
noddle,
Would part wid 'is gait an' 'is shimmerin' back
To perscribe

a _crowin'-powder_ an' nuver say "Quack!"
But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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THE PEACOCK
Br'er Peacock 'lows he's a 'ristocrat,
Wid mighty fine clo'es, an' vain
at dat;
He'll answer yo' glance wid col' surprise
An' look you over
wid a thousan' eyes!
But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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THE ALLIGATOR
Br'er Alligator kin grin a mile,
But dey ain't no inducemint in his
smile;
Whilst he ain't no race-horse, yit dey say
A little alligator
goes a mighty long way.
But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
But he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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THE TERRAPIN
Br'er Tarrapin draws in 'is head so knowin',
You can't tell whether
he's comin' or goin',
But _his_ mind ain't mixed--he's layin' low
Tel
he sees which way he's obleeged to go.
An' he ain't no new politician in dat--
No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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THE DANDELION

De dandelion flower blooms out so young
Wid a look in its face like
a sassy tongue,
Den it grows light-headed wid self-conceit
Wid a
flighty ol' age, for full defeat.
An' it ain't by itself, pert chillen, in dat--
No, it ain't by itself in dat.
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THE CUD
"Life's give an' take," Sis' Cow, she laugh.
So I gives my milk an' dey
takes my calf."
An' when contentment's hard to fin',
She chaws 'er
cud to ease 'er min'.
And you ain't by yo'self, Sis' Cow, in dat--
No, you ain't by yo'self in
dat.
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THE MIRROR
Br'er Donkey, drinkin' at de brook,
Surveys hisself wid offish look,

An' 'low: "You Jackass makes too free!
Huccome you dast to drink
wid me!"
An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
Oh, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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GOSLINGS
De purty yaller goslin's say:
"Oh, what--oh, what's de use!
When
Mama say, 'Come, walk dis way
An' ac' jes like a goose!'
Oh,
what's de use--oh, what's de use?
I's boun' to grow a noddle,
Like
every goosey, goosey, goose,
An' waddle, waddle, waddle!
"But Mama say: 'Don't talk dat way!
Come, waddle like a mild goose,


F'om side to side, wid proper pride--
Not like a woodsy wild goose!

Dey's plenty use--dey's plenty use!
Come, git yo' education!
See
how to waddle an' tote yo' noddle
Accordin' to yo' station!'"
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THE PET
De little white chicken dat's petted too much
Gits stunted in growth
f'om de sp'ilin' touch.
An' she'll nuver make a hen so brave an' good

As ef she went a-pickin', an' worked wid de brood.
An' she ain't by 'erself in dat, in dat--
No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
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THE GUINEA-HEN
Sis' Guinea, in proud week-day clo'es
Forgits how she was hatched
outdo's;
Wid 'er red boot chicks, she cuts a dash,
An' calls 'er
neighbors "_Po' trash! Po' trash!_"[1]
But she ain't by 'erself in dat--
But she ain't by 'erself in dat.
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THE MOON
Dey say Sis' Moon daresn't shine at night
Cep'n by Marse Sun's
allowance o' light,
An' whilst he's away whar de yether moons are

She don't even dast to wink at a star.
An' she ain't de onies' wife like dat--
No, she ain't by 'erself in dat.
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THE HEN-ROOST MAN

De Hen-roost Man he'll preach about Paul,
An' James an' John, an'
Herod, an' all,
But nuver a word about Peter, oh, no!
He's afeard
he'll hear dat rooster crow.
An' he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
An' he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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A GUILTY CONSCIENCE
Dat little yaller pup 's got so many lickin's
For pesterin' all de ducks
an' chickens,
Dat whenever he hears any barn-yard strife,
He looks
over his shoulder an' runs for 's life.
But he ain't by 'isself in dat, in dat--
No, he ain't by 'isself in dat.
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THE BAT
Br'er Bat flaps