THE MOSQUITO

Wid so much Christian blood in ’is veins,

You’d think Brer ’Skitty would take some pains

To love ’is neighbor an’ show good-will,

But he’s p’izenin’ an’ backbitin’ still.

An’ he ain’t by ’isself in dat, in dat--

No, he ain’t by ’isself in dat.