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Somep'n 'at's common-like, and good

And plain, and easy understood;

Somep'n 'at folks like me and you

Kin understand, and relish, too,

And find some sermint in 'at hits

The spot, and sticks and benefits.

We don't need nothin' extry fine;

'Cause, take the run o' minds like mine,

And we'll go more on good horse-sense

Than all your flowery eloquence;

And we'll jedge best of honest acts

By Nature's statement of the facts.

So when you're wantin' to express

Your misery, er happiness,

Er anything 'at's wuth the time

O' telling in plain talk er rhyme —

Jes' sort o' let your subject run

As ef the Lord wuz listenun.