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Poem
August 7, 1941
The Lexington Advertiser
Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A dialect poem by Uncle Dunk satirizing Southern cotton farming woes, including rain-damaged crops, pests like army worms and weevils, high pesticide costs, and ironic hopes for government parity aid, portraying a 'bumper crop' as a flop.
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BUMPER CROP
Bossman--
Ise plum full of de glooms,
De rain is strickin all de blooms;
De stalks full of flares,
De ground kivered wid squares.
De yellow butterfly flying erbout,
De folks sho' better watch out,
Carae when de Army worm hits,
It's wusser den de German Blitz.
Now de pizen dun got so high,
De pore folks jes can't buy.
Shucks Our big bumper crop,
Is jes ernuther big flop,
No matter how big we talks.
We can't gin up de cotton stalks.
Ole man Bill, is a wise ole Fox,
He jes pizen eround de mail box,
Now he sez I'll bet you, by heck,
De dang weevils can't get de Parity check.
No Suh.
UNCLE DUNK
Prosperity Hill, U. S. A.
P. S.:
Everthing will be better soon,
We'se gwine haver dry Moon,
Den we have a Dry Drouth,
Oyer all of the South.
Yas Suh.
Bossman--
Ise plum full of de glooms,
De rain is strickin all de blooms;
De stalks full of flares,
De ground kivered wid squares.
De yellow butterfly flying erbout,
De folks sho' better watch out,
Carae when de Army worm hits,
It's wusser den de German Blitz.
Now de pizen dun got so high,
De pore folks jes can't buy.
Shucks Our big bumper crop,
Is jes ernuther big flop,
No matter how big we talks.
We can't gin up de cotton stalks.
Ole man Bill, is a wise ole Fox,
He jes pizen eround de mail box,
Now he sez I'll bet you, by heck,
De dang weevils can't get de Parity check.
No Suh.
UNCLE DUNK
Prosperity Hill, U. S. A.
P. S.:
Everthing will be better soon,
We'se gwine haver dry Moon,
Den we have a Dry Drouth,
Oyer all of the South.
Yas Suh.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Song
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Political
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Bumper Crop
Army Worm
Cotton Stalks
Boll Weevils
Parity Check
Southern Drought
Farm Woes
What entities or persons were involved?
Uncle Dunk
Poem Details
Title
Bumper Crop
Author
Uncle Dunk
Subject
Southern Cotton Farming Failures
Form / Style
Rhymed Dialect Verse
Key Lines
Shucks Our Big Bumper Crop,
Is Jes Ernuther Big Flop,
De Dang Weevils Can't Get De Parity Check.
No Suh.
Den We Have A Dry Drouth,