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 "title": "A Plantation Bacchanal",
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  "year": 1917,
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   {
    "text": "W’en ole Mister Sun gits tiah’d a-hangin’",
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   },
   {
    "text": "High up in de sky;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "W’en der ain’t no thunder and light’nin’ a-bangin’,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "An’ de crap’s done all laid by;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "W’en yo’ bones ain’t achin’ wid de rheumatics,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Den yo’ ride de mule to town,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Git a great big jug o’ de ole corn juice,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "An’ w’en you drink her down⁠—",
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   }
  ],
  [
   {
    "text": "Jes lay away ole Trouble,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "An’ dry up all yo’ tears;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Yo’ pleasure sho’ to double",
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   },
   {
    "text": "An’ you bound to lose yo’ keers.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Jes lay away ole Sorrer",
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   },
   {
    "text": "High upon de shelf;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And never mind to-morrer,",
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   {
    "text": "’Twill take care of itself.",
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   {
    "text": "W’en ole Mister Age begins a-stealin’",
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   {
    "text": "Thoo yo’ back an’ knees,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "W’en yo’ bones an’ jints lose der limber feelin’,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "An’ am stiff’nin’ by degrees;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Now der’s jes one way to feel young and spry,",
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   {
    "text": "W’en you heah dem banjos soun’",
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   {
    "text": "Git a great big swig o’ de ole corn juice,",
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   {
    "text": "An’ w’en you drink her down⁠—",
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    "text": "Jes lay away ole Trouble,",
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    "text": "An’ dry up all yo’ tears;",
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   {
    "text": "Yo’ pleasure sho’ to double",
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   {
    "text": "An’ you bound to lose yo’ keers.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Jes lay away ole Sorrer",
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   },
   {
    "text": "High upon de shelf;",
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   {
    "text": "And never mind to-morrer,",
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   {
    "text": "’Twill take care of itself.",
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