~x..sslaye Stori•s	Page Three
(Tixas)







‘Our bodies bound to z~orter and decay, Our bodies bound to raorter and decay, Our bodies bxind to morter and decay, But us souls go ~archIa ‚ home. ~

	WBefoI de ‘~ar I jes‘ big ‘nŚlgh to drap corn and tote water. When de litti. white chilien go to school ‘bout half aile, I wait till

noon and ru.a ail de wny up to de school to run base when dey play at noon. Dey eev‘ra.l young Lipsconbs, den Smith and Bill and John and. Nathan, and de oldest eon, Eliaa.

	“I~ dem days cullud. people jes‘ 11k. wiles and hoee.s. D.y didn‘t have no last nase. My ~aan~a call me after my d~ddy~s massa, *zill. Mamma was de good wc~taa and I ‘ats~ber her MOTS dan once rockin‘ de little cradle and cingla‘ to de baby. Dia what she stn~

“Milk i~ de dairy nine deys old,
Sing—song Kitty, ca*tt you ki-ae-o?
:?rogs and skeeters gitt in ‚ mighty bol ~ Sing-song, Kitty, can‘ t you ki-me..o?

(Chorus)
Keeno, kino, darro, wharro, With me hi, ne ho;
In cogis Sally Bingla‘
	Soaetlme penny winkl*,
Liigtua nip cat,
Siag.so*g,Kitty, cati t y~i ki~e.«o?

Dire a frog live in a pool,
	S	Siag..song, Kitty, can‘t you ki-~me-o?
		Surs he was di biggie‘ fool,
		Sia~.eoag, Kitty, can‘t ycm kt-ne—o?

For h. could daric. and hi could sing
Siag..song, Kitty, can ‚ t you ki-~me‘-o?
And aaks de woods aroun‘ lila r Ing
Sing—song, Kitty, can‘t y~ ki-~me-o?‘