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Oh, dip some ‘taters down in grease
En fling de dogs a ‘tater apiece.
Ram yo’ brogans clean er tacks,
Split de splinters en fetch de ax.
   It’s ‘possum time again!
Catfish tender, catfish tough,
We’s done et eatfish long enough.
We’s tar’d er collards en white-side meat,
En we’s gwine have supp’n wut’s good to eat.
   It’s ‘possum time again!
De pot’s gwine simmer en blubber en bile
Till it gits scummed over wid ‘possum ile.
But le’ ’s don’t brag till we gits de goods.
Whoop! Come along, boys! We’s off to de woods.

    It’s ‘possum time again!