Workin’ Now

                                                      Meg to Jimmy!

I don’t ax nuttin’ uv yer now

     Yer cuts no ice wit me;

He ere is de chink I borrid onct,

     I’m workin’, Jimmie, see?

Oh, yes, de mill hez started up,

     We’re workin’ now, all tree;

Yer hez yer mun’, now den be off,

     Yer hez no claim on me.

N – no; wot does yeo take me fer?

     I ain’t stuck up – I’m free!

I don’t ask nuttin’ uv yer now,

     I’m workin’, Jimmy, see?

                                            "Mill Ballads"

Feb. 25 or 26, ‘97