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I WUD KNOT DYE IN WINTUR by ANONYMOUS

First Line: I WUD KNOT DYE IN WINTUR
Last Line: I WUD KNOT DYE AT ALL
Subject(s): DEATH; "DEAD, THE;"
I WUD knot dye in wintur,
When whiski punchez flo;
When pooty galls air skatin'
O'er fealds ov ice an' sno;
When sassidge-meet is phrying,
And hickrie knuts is thick;
Owe! who kud think of dighing,
Or even gettin' sick?

I wud knot dye in springtime,
And miss the turnup greens,
And the pooty song ov the leetle fraugs,
And the ski-lark's airly screams.
When burds begin thare wobbling,
And taters 'gin to sprout,
When turkies go a-gobblering,
I wud knot then peg out.

I wud knot dye in summer,
And leave the gard'n sass,
The roasted lam, and buttermilk,
The kool plase in the grass;
I wud knot dye in summer,
When everything's so hot,
And leave the whiski jew-lips --
Owe know! Ide ruther knott.

I wud knot dye in ortum,
With peeches fitt fur eating,
When the wavy corn is gettin' wripe,
An' Kandidates is treating;
Phor these and other wreasons
Ide knot dye in the fall,
And -- sinse I've thort it over --
I wud knot dye at all.



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