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WALTER

Yo mouf is cut cross ways, aint it? Well then, yo mouf aint no prayer-book even if yo lips do flap like a Bible. You kin lie and then re-lie.

DEACON HAMBO

Walter Thomas talk dat biggity talk to me, not to my wife. Maybe you kin whip her, but if you cant whip me too, dont bring de mess up.

CLARKE

(rapping) Yall men folks shut up before I put you both under arrest. Come to order everybody.

LINDSAY

I just wants any this before we go any further. Nobody bet not slur my wife in here - do Ill strow em all over de county.

MRS. NIXON

Aw, youse de nastiest threatener in three states but I aint seen you do nothin. De seat of yo pants is too close to de ground for you to be crowin so loud. You so short you smell right earthy.

MRS. LINDSAY

De seat of yo husbands britches been draggin de ground ever since I knowed him. Dont like it dontcher take it, heres my collar come and shake it. (She puts the palms of her hands together and holding the heels together, flaps the fore part of her hands like a gator opening and shutting its mouth. This infuriates Mr. Nixon.

CLARKE

Shut up! We didnt come here to wash and iron niggers. We come here for a trial. (raps)

MRS. NIXON

(to Clarke) I aint going to shut up nothin of de kind. Think Im going to let her low-rate me and I take it all? Naw indeed. Im going to sack dis female out before we any further go

MRS. LINDSAY

Aw, I done dished you out too many times. Go head on and try to keep yo lil squatty husband away from down on de lake wid wimmens and youll have all you can do. How does old heavy-hipted mama talk?