Raw Head, Devil and the Barefooted Woman

Part 2

     But you must do it first." "Don't worry about 'bout that. You just meet me at that sweet gum tree on the edge of the swamp tomorrow evenin and bring the shoes." The next morning she got up soon and started off. she went past the place to see where the man was workin at. He was plowin off way off from the house. So she spoke to him nice and polite and went on up to the house where the wife was.  As she arrives on the porch (knock knock knock) The door swung open and they greeted each other. 

    The wife asked her in and give her a chair. She took a seat and began to praise everything on the place. It was the prettiest house she had ever seen. It was the best-lookin yard of that part of the state. That was the finest dog she ever laid eyes on. The wife thanked her for all the compliments. "Everything you got pretty but you's the prettiest of all" The wife is crazy about her husband and can't stand to see him left out so she says, "My husband is prettier than I ever dared to be." "Oh, Yeah, he's pretty, too. Almost as pretty as you. 

    The only thing that spoils his look is that fleash-mole on his neck now if that was off, he'd be the prettiest man in the world." The wife says, "I think he's already the prettiest man in the world, but if anything will make him more prettier still, I will gladly do it." "Well then you better cut the big ol mole off of his neck." "how can I do that ? He's scared to cut it off, say he might bleed to death." "Aw naw, he won't lose more than a drop of blood if you cut it off right quick with a shar razor then wipe a cobweb on the place. It's a pity he won't let you do it 'cause it really do spoil his looks. I'll tell you what why don't you take a razor to bed with you then when he gets to sleep, you chop it off right quick. He'll thank you fo it the next day." 

    The wife thanked her and give her a settin of eggs and the woman told her goodbye ane went on down to the field (step, step, step, step) "Good morning, sir, you sure are a hard workin man." "Yes, ma'am, I work hard but I loves to work so I can do for my wife. She's all I got." "Yeah, well she sure has a man when she got you, ain't to many men that will work from sun to sun for a woman." "Sure ain't. But ain't no man got no wife as good as mine." The Woman spit on the ground and said, "It's good for a person's mind to be satisfied. But lovin a person don't make them love you." "What do you mean by that?" "All I got to say is watch out." "Watch out for what? My wife don't need no watchin. She's pretty, it's true, but I don't have to watch her."