(Laughing) Dey
tell me when dat lady's husband come home Sat'day night, ole Cody
jumped out de window. De man grabbed his old repeater and run out in
de yard to head him off. When Cody seen him come round de corner de
house (Gesture) he flopped his wings and flew up on de fence. De man
thowed dat shotgun dead on him. (Laughs) Den, man! Cody flopped his
wings lak a buzzard (Gesture) and sailed on off. De man dropped to his
knees lak dis (Gesture of kneeling on one knee and taking aim) Die!
die! die! (Supposedly sound of shots as the gun is moved in a circle
following the course of Cody's supposed flight) Cody just flew right
on off and lit on a hill two miles off. Then, man! (Gesture of swift
flight) In ten minutes he was back here in Eatonville and in he bed.
WALTER: I passed there and seen his house shakin', but I didn't know
how come.
HAMBO: Aw, leave de boy alone.... If you don't look out some of y'all
going to have to break his record.
LIGE: I'm prepared to break it now. (General laughter.)
JIM: Well, anyhow, I don't want to marry and leave Dave ... yet
awhile. (Picking a chord.)
DAVE: And I ain't gonna leave Jim. We been palling around together
ever since we hollered titty mama, ain't we, boy?
JIM: Sho is. (Music of the guitar increases in volume. DAVE shuffles a
few steps and the two begin to sing.)
JIM:
Rabbit on the log.
I ain't got no dog.
How am I gonna git him?
God knows.
DAVE:
Rabbit on the log.
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