After A Visit

I be'n down in ole Kentucky     Fur a week er two, an' say,     'T wuz ez hard ez breakin' oxen     Fur to tear myse'f away.     Allus argerin' 'bout fren'ship     An' yer hospitality--     Y' ain't no right to talk about it     Tell you be'n down there to see.     See jest how they give you welcome     To the best that's in the land,     Feel the sort o' grip they give you     When they take you by the hand.     Hear 'em say, "We 're glad to have you,     Better stay a week er two;"     An' the way they treat you makes you     Feel that ev'ry word is true.     Feed you tell you hear the buttons     Crackin' on yore Sunday vest;     Haul you roun' to see the wonders     Tell you have to cry for rest.     Drink yer health an' pet an' praise you     Tell you git to feel ez great     Ez the Sheriff o' the county     Ez the Gov'ner o' the State.     Wife, she sez I must be crazy     'Cause I go on so, an' Nelse     He 'lows, "Goodness gracious! daddy,     Cain't you talk about nuthin' else?"     Well, pleg-gone it, I 'm jes' tickled,     Bein' tickled ain't no sin;     I be'n down in ole Kentucky,     An' I want o' go ag'in.