Song of the South
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:09:03
Chorus: More, more, tell us more.
Solo: The pig he saw his monkey friend,

:09:07
Solo: A swinging by his other end.
He tried the same thing on a rail.

:09:12
Solo: That's how the pig got a curly tail.
:09:15
Remus: Yes sir, dat's de way wid Brer Rabbit --
sho's I'm named Remus.

:09:20
Remus: 'Bout de time he git it stuck in his mind
dat dey ain't nobody kin out-do 'im,

:09:24
Remus: Up somebody'd jump an do him scan'lous.
:09:28
Remus: What you laughin' 'bout?
sez Brer Fox, sez he.

:09:31
Remus: An' Brer Rabbit, he couldn't say nothin'.
Well den, sez Brer Fox, sez he...

:09:36
Remus: I'll settle yo' hash right now.
And wid dat he grab Brer Rabbit

:09:42
Remus: by de tail and made fo' to dash 'im
agin' de groun'. But jes' den,

:09:47
Remus: Brer Rabbit's tail snap off real short,
an' he tuck thru the cotton patch

:09:52
Remus: like de dogs was after 'im.
An' from dat day to dis,

:09:56
Remus: de only tail dat Brer Rabbit's got to his name
was a lil' ol' ball o' cotton.

:10:03
Pearl: An' what happen to Brer Fox, Uncle Remus?
:10:06
Remus: (Chuckles) T'won't do to put too
much cloth for to cut one pair of pants.

:10:10
Toby: Uncle Remus, you tells the bes' tales in
de whole United States o' Georgia!

:10:22
Remus: Lawzy child, you should o' heard me
tell 'em when I could tell 'em.

:10:25
Remus: I boun' you'd a-busted de
buttons off'n yo' what-cher macollums.

:10:28
Remus: When Miss Sally was yo' age, she useda
sit jes' as you's a settin' right now

:10:34
Remus: an' laugh 'til she could laugh no mo'.
:10:39
Chloe: Uncle Remus! Uncle Remus!
Lawzy mursy, have you seen Johnny?

:10:43
Chloe: Po' Miss Sally -- She been lookin'
high and low for dat child!

:10:46
Tempy: You sho' he ain't been down here
lis'nin to one 'o yo' tales?

:10:48
Toby: Co'se he ain't! Wouldn't I a-seed 'im?
:10:50
Chloe: How come you let dat boy git out o' yo sight?
Didn't Miss Doshy tell you to take care 'o him?

:10:53
Tempe: Come on Chloe! Us got to find him befo'
Miss Sally go outer her min'.

:10:56
Remus: Miss Tempy...
You tell Miss Sally de boy's wid me.


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