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Tek a cool night, good an' cleah,
  Skiff o' snow upon de groun';
Jes' 'bout fall-time o' de yeah
  W'en de leaves is dry an' brown;
Tek a dog an' tek a axe,
  Tek a lantu'n in yo' han',
Step light whah de switches cracks,
  Fu' dey 's huntin' in de Ian'.
Down th'oo de valleys an' ovah de hills,
 Into de woods whah de 'simmon-tree grows,
Wakin' an' skeerin' de po' whippo'wills,
 Huntin' fu' coon an' fu' 'possum we goes.

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