groun'-eatch

Updated: May 8, 2025

Brer Fox, he so smart, he holler out, he did, en say he lay Brer Rabbit got de groun'-eatch, but Brer Rabbit, he sorter shet one eye, he did, en say, sezee: "'I bin so useter ridin' hoss-back, ez deze ladies knows, dat I'm gittin' sorter tender-footed; en dey don't hear much mo' fum Brer Fox dat day, kaze he 'member how Brer Rabbit done bin en rid him; en hit 'uz des 'bout much ez Miss Meadows en de gals could do fer ter keep der snickers fum gittin' up a 'sturbance 'mong de congregashun.

Joel Chandler Harris - Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings