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I gen'ly gits two quart groun' nuts for ten
cents an' shells dem for mornin', ma'am,
yes ma'am!

I den mejers dem wid my pint cup what
you gib me, ma'am, yes ma'am!

I fines dat de two quart make just two pint,
ma'am, yes ma'am!

Den I goes an' buys a quart of syrup for
ten cent, and put it in de pot, ma'am,
yes ma'am!

Den I stirs de two pint of raw groun' nut,
into de quart of cold syrup, an put de
pot on de fire, and cook til' he done,
ma'am, yes ma'am!

I teck an holes up a little, ma'am, an
if it string down like candy, den I
know he 'bout done.

Den I bite tro' one groun' nut and if it be
done, den I knows it be all proper done,
ma'am, yes ma'am!

Den I get my little bench an puts my
stove on it, an' greezes it wid some
lard, an' I greezes my knife, too, ma'am,
yes ma'am!

Den I puts one big spoonful in a place an'
spread it out flat wid de knife an' keep em
roun' an' nice, ma'am. Dey cook right
quick, ma'am, an I tecks dem off an
puts dem in a pan an fills de stove agin;
till it all gone, ma'am, yes ma'am.

Den I lays dem all on a paper on my board,
an goes out to sell, ma'am, as you knows,
ma'am, yes ma'am.

Sometimes I cuts up orange peel fine an'
puts it in to bile wid it for make it taste
nice, ma'am, yes ma'am.

An dats how I mecks it all, ma'am; an
tank'e, ma'am, fer dis five cents, ma'am,
yes ma'am."