COTCH DONKEY
47
“See ya, Sah, no min’,
Dis a fe me luck;
De jackass is bad,
Him no wan’ fe wuk.
“‘Tekde hamper off?’
Him no hab no cut:
Me deh tell you say
De jackass no wut.
“Lard! me Gahd o’ me!
Him got one lee ’cratch:
Dat is not’in’, Sah,
For him always cotch.
Do, Sah, let me off,
Ef fe te-day one[1];
For a no de ’cratch
Cause him fe lay do’n.”
Now because o’ you
Dem gone bring me up;[2]
An’ wha’ hu’t me mos’,
You caan’ wuk a tup.
Ef dem summons me,
Mek me pay few mac,
Dat caan’ mek me ’top
Wuk you wid sore back.
