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William Henry Drummond - Barbotte (Bull-pout)
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Dere’s some lak dory, an` some lak bass,
    An` plaintee dey mus` have trout--
  An` w`ite feesh too, dere’s quite a few
    Not satisfy do widout--
  Very fon` of sucker some folk is, too,
    But for me, you can go an` cut
  De w`ole of dem t`roo w`at you call menu,
    So long as I get barbotte--
          Ho! Ho! for me it’s de nice barbotte.

  No fuss to ketch heem--no row at all,
    De sam` as you have wit` bass--
  Never can tell if you hook heem well,
    An` mebbe he’s gone at las`!
  An` trout, wall! any wan’s ketchin` trout
    Dey got to be purty smart--
  But leetle bull-pout, don`t have to look out,
    For dem feller got no heart--
          Good t`ing, dey ain`t got no heart

  Dat’s wan of de reason I lak heem too--
    For all you have got to do
  Is takin` your pole on de feeshin` hole
    An` anchor de ole canoe--
  Den spit on de worm for luck, an` pass
    De leetle hook up de gut,
  An` drop it down slow, jus` a minute or so,
    An` pull up de nice barbotte,
          Ha! Ha! de fine leetle fat barbotte.

  Pleasan` to lissen upon de spring
    De leetle bird sing hees song,
  Wile you watch de line an` look out for sign
    Of mooshrat swimmin` along;
  Den tak` it easy an` smoke de pipe,
    An` w`ere is de man has got
  More fun dan you on de ole canoe
    W`en dey `re bitin`, de nice barbotte--
          De nice leetle fat barbotte.

  No runnin` aroun` on de crick for heem,
    No jompin` upon de air,
  Makin` you sweat till your shirt is wet
    An` sorry you `re comin` dere--
  Foolin` away wit` de rod an` line
    Mebbe de affernoon--
  For sure as he bite he’s dere all right,
    An` you `re ketchin` heem very soon--
          Yass sir! you `re gettin` heem purty soon.

  Den tak` heem off home wit` a dozen more
    An` skin heem so quick you can,
  Fry heem wit` lard, an` you’ll fin` it hard
    To say if dere’s on de pan
  Such feesh as dat on de worl` before
    Since Adam, you know, is shut
  Out of de gate w`en he’s comin` home late,
    As de nice leetle fat barbotte--
          Dat’s true, de nice leetle sweet barbotte.
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