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    "text": "I’m back down in ole Georgy w’ere de sun is shinin’ hot,",
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    "text": "W’ere de cawn it is a-tasslin’, gittin’ ready fu’ de pot;",
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    "text": "W’ere de cott’n is a-openin’ an’ a-w’itenin’ in de sun,",
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   {
    "text": "An’ de ripenin’ o’ de sugah-cane is mighty nigh begun.",
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    "text": "An’ de locus’ is a-singin’ f’om eveh bush an’ tree,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "An’ you kin heah de hummin’ o’ de noisy bumblebee;",
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  ],
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   {
    "text": "An’ de mule he stan’s a-dreamin’ an’ a-dreamin’ in de lot,",
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    "text": "An’ de sun it is a-shinin’ mighty hot, hot, hot.",
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    "text": "But evehbody is a-restin’, fu’ de craps is all laid by,",
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   {
    "text": "An’ time fu’ de camp-meetin’ is a-drawin’ purty nigh;",
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   {
    "text": "An’ we’s put away de ploughshare, an’ we’s done hung up de spade,",
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   {
    "text": "An’ we’s eatin’ watermelon, an’ a-layin’ in de shade.",
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