Ef dey 's anyt'ing dat riles me br An' jes' gits me out o' hitch, br Twell I want to tek my coat off, br So 's to r'ar an' t'ar an' pitch, br Hit's to see some ign'ant white man br 'Mittin' dat owdacious sin-- br Wen he want to cook a possum br Tekin' off de possum's skin. br br W'y dey ain't no use in talkin', br Hit jes' hu'ts me to de hea't br Fu' to see dem foolish people br Th'owin' 'way de fines' pa't. br W'y, dat skin is jes' ez tendah br An' ez juicy ez kin be; br I knows all erbout de critter-- br Hide an' haih--don't talk to me! br br Possum skin is jes lak shoat skin; br Jes' you swinge an' scrope it down, br Tek a good sha'p knife an' sco' it, br Den you bake it good an' brown. br Huh-uh! honey, you 's so happy br Dat yo' thoughts is 'mos' a sin br When you 's settin' dah a-chawin' br On dat possum's cracklin' skin.