| Show r Way Down South in Dixie It x a was cold and raining hard bard when Ellsworth Elliot Montague Montague drove drove his tired team Into t the e big dooryard In front of his cousin Tom Bowling's Bowling Bowling's s country home fifteen Uleen mlle miles southwest of Lexington Ky Why Why how ah ah- y yuh h Monty sara safa Tom who had come to the door and andl stood there with the lamplight making a brilliant background behind him It strikes we jub yuh look wet P n PI Im I m wet outside Tim but Im I'm mighty dry inside the skin I 1 tell yuh Id I'd like a L good stiff drink of dew fust lust thing soon as I 1 get th bosses put up up i t I Heah Heah boy Tom called to an old negro put up Montague's bosses right away do yuh heah Come right in this minute you pooh old chap Sit down thab next th wood fiah flah Ill I'll bring you you a drink directly In five minutes Tom came back from the rear of the house confusion on his face Its It's disgraceful Monty It its it's ts t's s the fuhst time It evah evab happened in this house I gi give gie e you man mah he said the old chap What's gone wrong I Monty Im I'm ashamed to confess it It but theah aint a drop of liquor in th tb house houe not a i. i drop I No No pl place ce to get any any whan neah by I 1 reckon Not 1 ot nf than th old Dutchman's Dutchman s an hes he's twelve miles away t t send a over could you to tote back a pint Th fact is th colds cold's got lp Ir my bones an I 1 can cant can't t seem to get Why Monty No trouble at all Im I'm only that we ha haven't ent got a drop In th house Fuhst time it was evah said of a Bowling I 1 you of that Heah you Andrew Jackson go tell George Washington to saddle th spotted pony an ride ovah to th old Dutchman's Dutchman s altah a quart of Heah's Ileah's a dollah fob foh him i I The Tue old negro went vent out into the yar yard jard i and Ellsworth Elliot Montague heaved a sigh of relief Theah he said I I feel bettan betta already How fah did you say it was Twelve miles Monty l Good roads Yes roads ah good ap an ap smooth I That pony a fast hos boss boss' f fast Monty I That boy George Washington a good All boys ah good Dont Don t allow no kind on th place You dont don't think hes he's in any of fallin off No I 1 reckon not laughed Tom the with you Monty the But it seems to me I 1 can Jess smell that liquor this minute Im I'm powerful cold and chilly an flah fiah don dont don't t seem to reach th spot That boy must be about three miles out by this time I IYE YE Yes S I 1 reckon so j Does he have to cross any bridges on way way I Yes but bridges ah ab al alt safe an sound Monty M 1 I 4 An th hOss boss hoss footed I Yes hes he's a algood good safe hoss boss Say Tom he muss be about way half-way tha by this time Yes I reckon so I r You say he hes he's s a good ridah 1 I f An Yea Yes Ye th h roads ah good I i J rAn r e L Is I's J J t Aint liable to lose his way is he he if his hi's I I Know way fuhst straight I ISay ISay Say Tom that boy muss be mighty nigh now OW Yes Yes mighty nigh a Say Tom seems to me roe I I. I c can n heah leah that knockin up p th old Dutchman Dutchman Dutch Dutch- man Oit Git u up up hes he's yellin git up Heah Ileah's s 1 Tom Bowlin sent sent ovah foh a aquart aquart aquart quart of best liquor in a Git up up Foh Foh th Lords Lord's sake Tom they aln t any of th old Dutchman's bem bein out of liquor is lies Hes He s always got a couple of b fi ls Su ih about that bein a good ridah Yes 1 t I Dont Don t think s any of his drippin th bottle bottleY Not a bit Th old Dutchman gets up ip p an comes downstairs Takes th bottle an goes down cellah Tips up th old demijohn I I can Jess hear th good old stuff goin te te te gug into th bottle they aln aint t any of ti th liquor bein all gone No No Th old Dutchman's got plenty Say Sai th boy muss be back By py y this time I 1 reckon I Fuhst he says to th old Dutchman Heah's old dollah l Bowling Bowling Bow Bow- ling says bays foh fob you to keep th change You say th roads roads a ah good Tom Yes Yes i Il II Boy aint t Hab liable to drink th liquor bl hit bit t. t N No not a 0 i. i f. f j J A Hell be ridin home its it's so wet wet v Yes les I reckon so Jo r ll f fAn An IAn An th spotted pony is a good od loper I I I f I i Yes mighty hoss boss I f 1 Might run away ay with th h 1 I nigg boy boyl I k No Hes He'S a fuhst class fUhst-class class ridah i 1 i Say ay that boy must be e way half home by this time Ought to be that I 1 can hardly wait alt foh a hon of t that at liquor Did you say th old Dutchman kept good liquor Best Bet th they y isAn is 1 An th boss hosS Is footed Yes Yes I An t th ah boy a gO good d Fine Fin ridah Say he must Elliot be mighty nigh home hoie Theah's Theah s a noise In I the now now Ellsworth Montague threw open the door and peered out into the rain I Heah leah Y you UI e Washington he this thib minute c cried led Bring that whisky Ip in heah Boss came the answer Ise but I 1 ain aint t found de bridle w- w yit Chicago Tribune f if tal |
