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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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