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MY BUG AMOS, by                    
First Line: I done it - I killed 'im
Last Line: My fingers . . . 'at amos 'us in my hand?
Subject(s): Insects; Bugs


I done it . . . I killed 'im
Poor Amos . . . he's gone . . .
Jus' choked 'im
Tha's whut I done.
Know why?
Mom's allus preachin' . . .
Tain't bein' a genelmun
To hit back . . . 'specially girls,
'At's her teachin'.
Next time . . . I will sock 'em . . .
It 'uz Poll's fault . . . she kicked my shin . . .
'N I dug my hand in my pocket,
'N I gripped it 'n' 'en . . .
Poor Amos . . . he 'us tame . . .
It 'uz her fault . . . my land,
How'd I know when I squeezed
My fingers . . . 'at Amos 'us in my hand?





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