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THE DIFFERENCE by JOHN BANISTER TABB

Poem Explanation

First Line: UNC' SI, DE HOLY BIBLE SAY
Last Line: "DE JUS' MAN DO NOT WALLER."

Unc' Si, de Holy Bible say,
In speakin' of de jus',
Dat he do fall seben times a day;
Now, how's de sinner wuss?

"Well, chile de slip may come to all,
But den de diff'ence foller;
For, if you watch him when he fall,
De jus' man do not @3waller@1."



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