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Page 49
... ain't got de nachel o'gans Fu ' to make de soun ' come right , You ain't got de tu'ns an ' twistin's Fu ' to make it sweet an ' light . Tell you one thing now , Miss Lucy , An ' I'm tellin ' you fu ' true , When hit comes to raal right ...
... ain't got de nachel o'gans Fu ' to make de soun ' come right , You ain't got de tu'ns an ' twistin's Fu ' to make it sweet an ' light . Tell you one thing now , Miss Lucy , An ' I'm tellin ' you fu ' true , When hit comes to raal right ...
Page 211
... ain't told my mother , I ain't crazy . I ain't told nobody except you . " " How come you to be so sure ? " he repeated . " If you ain't seen no doctor ? " " What doctor in this town you want me to go see ? I go to see a doctor , I might ...
... ain't told my mother , I ain't crazy . I ain't told nobody except you . " " How come you to be so sure ? " he repeated . " If you ain't seen no doctor ? " " What doctor in this town you want me to go see ? I go to see a doctor , I might ...
Page 285
... ain't meddling . ( Pause ) Put a lot of nice butter on it ? ( Ruth shoots her an angry look and does not reply ) He ... ain't Christian . Ruth - It's just that he got his heart set on that store- Mama - You mean that liquor store that ...
... ain't meddling . ( Pause ) Put a lot of nice butter on it ? ( Ruth shoots her an angry look and does not reply ) He ... ain't Christian . Ruth - It's just that he got his heart set on that store- Mama - You mean that liquor store that ...
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