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40 I bin up here a-wuckin',
 * From 'weh down Souf,

An' I ain't a bin a-shurkin'—
 * I'm frum 'weh down Souf;

But I'm gittin' mighty werry, An' de days a-gittin' drerry, An' I'm hongry, O, so berry,
 * Fur my hom' down Souf.

O, de moon dar shines de brighter,
 * 'Weh down Souf,

An' I know my heart is lighter,
 * 'Weh down Souf;

An' de berry thought brings pledjur, I'll be happy dar 'dout medjur, Fur dar I hab my tredjur,
 * 'Weh down Souf.