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