Song of the South Page #3

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Fox:
I sho' is got 'im! Heh heh! I got dat' ol'

rabbit dis time fo' sho'. Heh heh heh!

Remus:
And wid dat, he grab up his axe and

make ready for to settle Brer Rabbit's hash, right now.

Remus:
Now, Brer Rabbit, bein' little and

without much strength, he's supposed to use his

Remus:
head, 'stead o' his foots, and that

sackly what he starting to do, when he hear ole

Remus:
Brer Bear come ambling down de road.

Bear:
Zip-a-de-do-da, zip-a-de-ay,

Zip-da-da-da-da, wonderful day. Zip-a-da-de-da...

Rabbit:
Er...ah, howdy, Brer Bear. How do you do!

Bear:
Dah-dah-dah-dah. Who.. ah.. where... uh...

Rabbit:
How you come on?

Bear:
Wha.. ah.. oh.. ah.. What you doin up dar?

Rabbit:
Oh, keepin' de crows outa de cornfield.

I'se makin' a dollar a minute.

Bear:
Uh... a dollar a minute?

Rabbit:
Deed ah is!

Rabbit:
Would you like to make a dollar a minute, Brer Bear?

Bear:
Da... yeah, but...

Rabbit:
Ya know, you'd make a

mighty fine scarecrow, brother Bear.

Bear:
Uh, thanks.

Rabbit:
How'd you like to have this job?

Bear:
Oh yeah.. ah.. no.. I..I couldn't take your job

Rabbit:
Oh no, no, dat's all right.

Rabbit:
Bu-bu-bu-bu..I have made

enough money! I gots all I wants.

Rabbit:
You need money.. Here, you take my job.

Bear:
Oh no, I couldn't do...

Bear:
Thank you Brer Rabbit.

Rabbit:
That's all right. So long Brer Bear.

Bear:
I'll never forget this.

Rabbit:
Goodbye.

Bear:
Just don't know how to thank you enough.

Rabbit:
Goodbye, goodbye. Don't mention it.

Bear:
But I shore really mighty.

Rabbit:
Your welcome...

Rabbit:
Yah, I know, I know, yah. So long

Bear:
I just don't know how to thank you.

Bear:
But I shore really mighty...

Rabbit:
You're welcome. Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.

Rabbit:
Yah, I know, so long. So long Brer Bear.

Fox:
I...i...i... Oh no!

Bear:
Dollar a minute, zip-a-dee-ay

Fox:
What you doin' there? How'd you..

Bear:
Howdy Brer Fox.

Fox:
Get out of my trap.

Bear:
Zip-a-dee.. Hey! Huh! Bu-but...

Bear:
Hey, I was making a dollar a minute.

Fox:
You was not makin' a dollar a minute.

Fox:
You rabbit theif. You was makin' a fool of you'sef.

Bear:
I.. was too makin'.. a dollar a minute.

Rabbit:
Hit 'im in the mouf' Brer Fox.

Clip 'im in the head, Brother Bear.

Fox:
Lookit that rabbit. Look at 'im, standin' there.

See there?

Fox:
See, he made a fool out of you. You fool.

Bear:
He did?

Fox:
Of co'se he did. He jes...

Bear:
Well then.. I'm jes gonna knock his head.

Fox:
You keep out of this Brer Bear. He's mine.

Bear:
..clean off.

Fox:
He's mine, I caught 'im, I want 'im.

Bear:
Growl

Fox:
He's mine. I've gotcha Brer Rabbit. He's mine.

Fox:
Let go.. I caught him.. He's mine.. Let go now..

He's mine look out dar

Fox:
I gotcha Brer Rabbit. Heh. Heh!

Bear:
I got 'im Brer Fox. I got him Brer Fox.

Remus:
So Brer Rabbit took his foot in his

hand and put out for home.. where he b'long.

Remus:
And just like I tol' 'im in the fus'

place, you can't run away from trouble.

Remus:
Dey ain't no place dat fur.

Johnny:
His foot in his hand Uncle Remus?

Remus:
Sho honey. Dat's jes' a way o'

sayin' dat he run as fast as he kin.

Remus:
Straight back to his briar patch.

Johnny:
Where's Brer Rabbit's briar patch?

Remus:
Whar? Well now, lemme see.. Dat I

can't zackly say, 'cause I ain't been keepin close

Remus:
track as I uster, but..

Johnny:
Do you think we could find it?

Remus:
Find it? Co'se we could! But what's the

use o' speculatin' on dat.. when we's goin' away?

Johnny:
Do you think we ought to go uncle remus?

Remus:
Not go? After I done fixed all dis grub?

Johnny:
But you said it was a mighty long walk.

Remus:
But we'se goin' together, ain't we?

What's done come over you, honey?

Johnny:
Well, Brer Rabbit..

Remus:
Well, what's Brer Rabbit got to do wid dis?

Tch Tch..! An' jes when I had a hankerin' for to go.

Johnny:
Well.. if you really want to go, Uncle Remus.

Remus:
Oh nemmine, honey. Nemmine.

I kin give it up if you kin.

Toby:
Unc' Remus. Unc' Remus, I can't find Johnny

no place. An' I'se s'posed to take keer o'him.

Remus:
Well, whadda you know 'bout dat?

Toby:
I reckon he done for, Unc' Remus.

Toby:
He mighter got hisse'f los'.. He mighter

fell in de mill pon'.. He mighter got et up.

Toby:
Why, it's him! It sho is! Tain't nobody

else! How you like dat, Unc' Remus! It's Him.

Remus:
Mebbe it's jes his ghost.

Toby:
Is you? Naw, suh! Dat's him! Dat's him awright! Oh, oh!

Remus:
What's the matter, Toby?

Toby:
I'se jes' thinkin..

Toby:
He's sho' gonna ketch it when he gits home.

Johnny:
I guess I better take my foot in

my hand, Uncle Remus, an' git a-goin.

Remus:
Hol' on dar! I reckon you better

let ol' Unc' Remus go 'long wid you.

Sally:
Tempy.

Tempy:
Yessum.

Sally:
Tempy, go and find Uncle Remus

and see if Johnny is with him.

Doshy:
Never mind, Tempy!

Doshy:
Now, maybe I can get some sleep.

Johnny:
You think they're waiting for me?

Remus:
Dey ain't passin' de time o' day.

Sally:
Son! Where have you been?

Remus:
Lawzy, Miss Sally, didn't sis

Tempy tell you he was wid me?

Sally:
Yes, she told me..

but it's so long past Johnny's bedtime.

Remus:
Tooby sho, Miss Sally.

I was tellin' him a tale 'bout Brer Rabbit.

Remus:
An' I plum forgot de time.

Sally:
Well, I don't mind your telling him stories, Uncle Remus.

Sally:
But you know perfectly well,

it's too late for him to be up.

Remus:
Yessum. 'Twon't happen again, Miss Sally.

Sally:
I'm sure it won't. Well, son, let's

run along upstairs and get ready for bed.

Toby:
Miss Doshy, Johnny forget de bundle.

Tempy:
Didn't I tell you to run along

home befo' yo' maw takes a stick after you?

Doshy:
You and your stories!

Remus:
Miss Doshy..

What us gonna do 'bout dat child?

Doshy:
I wish I knew. A grandmother

doesn't count for much these days.

Remus:
Yassum, it's a pity, too.

What dat child needs is his paw.

Doshy:
And that's what his mother needs..

But I'm afraid it's going to take

Doshy:
a little while for her to find that out.

Remus:
Might cut de time down a piece,

Miss Doshy, if you jes' draps a word.

Doshy:
If I want your advice I'll ask for it.

I'm a stubborn old woman Uncle Remus

Remus:
Yassum, Miss Doshy,

I knows dat. Well, goodnight.

Doshy:
Goodnight.

Remus:
You ain't mad wid

me, is you, Miss Doshy?

Doshy:
You meddling old rascal!

Of course I'm not mad with you.

Children laughing

Toby:
Looka here! I brung you sumpin!

Johnny:
Oh, he's beautiful!

Johnny:
Mawnin', Brer Frog! How do you do?

Say 'knee-deep', Brer Frog, 'knee-deep', 'knee-deep'.

Toby:
He got to be in de water befo' he say dat.

Johnny:
Where'd you get him? At the mill pond?

Toby:
Yea! How come you know dat?

Johnny:
My daddy, he told me. He's caught lots of 'em.

Frog ribbits

Johnny:
Let's go down after

breakfast and get some more.

Toby:
Yea, maybe Uncle

Remus'll let us use his frog box.

Johnny:
Come on, Brer Frog! Say it.

Sally:
Johnny! Are you awake? Good morning, dear.

Toby and Johnny:
Mawnin!

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