Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow/Limitations
LIMITATIONS
EF you's only got de powah fe' to blow alittle whistle, Keep ermong de people wid de whistles.Ef you don't, you'll fin' out sho'tly dat you's th'owed yo' fines' feelin' In a place dat's all a bed o' thistles.'Tain't no use a-goin' now, ez sho's you bo'n,A-squeakin' of yo' whistle 'g'inst a gread big ho'n.
Ef you ain't got but a teenchy bit o' victuals on de table, Whuť de use a-claimin' hit's a feas'?
Fe' de folks is mighty 'spicious, an' dey's ap' to come a-peerin', Lookin' fe' de scraps you lef at leas'.W'en de meal's a-hidin' f'om de meal-bin's top,You needn't talk to hide it; ef you sta'ts, des stop.
Ef yo' min' kin only carry half a pint o' com- mon idees, Don' go roun' a-sayin' hit's a bar'l;'Ca'se de people gwine to test you, an' dey'll fin' out you's a-lyin', Den dey'll twis' yo' sayin's in a snarl.Wuss t'ing in de country dat I evah hyahed—A crow dot sat a-squawkin', "I's a mockin'- bird."