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Listen to him ba'kin' now!
  Dat means bus'ness, sho 's you bo'n;
Ef he 's struck de scent I 'low
  Dat ere 'possum 's sholy gone.
Knowed dat dog fu' fo'teen yeahs,
  An' I nevah seed him fail
W'en he sot dem flappin' eahs
  An' went off upon a trail.
Run, Mistah 'Possum, an' run, Mistah Coon,
 No place is safe fu' yo' ramblin' to-night;
Mas' gin de lantu'n an' God gin de moon,
  An' a long hunt gins a good appetite.

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