NOVEMBER 1, 1955.

1st draft

## OPENING OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

MISTRESS: Suzy Belle! Cudjo! One of you-all come here and fan these flies off this veranda!

SLAVES: MISSUS DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH THE FLIES.

I DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH---THE FLIES.

NOBODY WANTS TO BE BOTHERED WITH THE FLIES,
SO I GUESS IT'S ME.

MASSA DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED MAKING FIRE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED MAKING FIRE.

BOWMEBODY'S GOT TO BE BOTHERED MAKING FIRE,
SO I GUESS IT'S ME.

ALL DAY LONG,
IT JUST AIN'T SENSIBLE,
CALLING MY NAME
I MUST BE INDESPENSIBLE.

WITH
MASSA AND MISSUS CAN'T BOTHER/NO WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED WITH NO WORK.
BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO BE BOTHERED WITH THE WORK,
SO I GUESS IT'S ME.
#
ALL DAY THROUGH,
BOWMELONG'S AIN'T HOLLERABLE, IT JUST AIN'T TOLERABLE,
CALLING MY NAME,
SO LONG AS I AM HOLLERABLE.

MISTRESS: CUDJO! MOJO! ANNIE MAE! SUZY LEE!
AW, GEE!

SLAVES: CALLING ME, CALLING ME,/CALLING ME!

MASSA AND MISSUS CAN'T BOTHER WITH NO WORK.

BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO BE BOTHERED WITH SOME WORK.

LORD, I GUESS IT'S ME! YES, I GUESS IT'S ME! AW, DAMN!