JIM Whut you crying for? You know you love Dave. I'm yo' monkey-man. He always could do more wid you that I could.
DAISY Naw, you ain't no monkey-man neither. I don't want you to leave town. I didn't want y'all to be fightin' over me, nohow.
JIM Aw, rock on down de road wid dat stuff. A two-timing cloaker like you don't keer whut come off. Me and Dave been good friends ever since we was born till you had to go flouncing yourself around.
DAISY What did I do? All I did was to come over town to see you and git a mouf-ful of gum. Next thing I now y'all is fighting and carrying on.
JIM (stands silent for a while) Did you come over there Sat'day to see me sho nuff, sugar babe?
JIM Just like I told you, Daisy. I'll say it before yo' face and behind yo' back. I could kiss you every day--just as regular as pig-bracks.
DAISY And I tole you I could stand it too--justa s regular as you could.
JIM (Catching her by the arm and pulling her down with him onto the rail) Set, down here, Daisy. Less talk some chat. You want me sho nuff--honest to God?
DAISY (coyly) 'Member whut I told you out on de lake last summer?
JIM (Sadly) But I got to go 'way. Whut we gointer to 'bout dat?
JIM (Looking sadly down the track) God knows.
(Off stage from the same direction from which Jim entered comes the sound of whistling and tramping of feet on the ties.)
JIM (Brightening) Dat's Dave! (Frowning suspiciously) Wonder whut he doin' walking dis track? (Looks accusingly at Daisy) I bet he's goin' to yo' work-place.
JIM He ain't goin' to see de madame--must be goin' to see you. (He starts to rise petulantly as Dave comes upon the scene. Daisy rises also.)
DAVE (Looks accusingly from one to the other) Whut y'all jumpin' up for? I....
JIM Whut you got to do wid us business? Tain't none of yo' business if we stand up, set down or fly like a skeeter hawk.
DAVE Who said I keered? Dis railroad belongs to de _man_--I kin walk it good as you, can't I?
JIM (Laughing exultantly) Oh yeah, Mr. Do-Dirty! You figgered you had done run me on off so you could git Daisy all by yo'self. You was headin' right for her work-place.
JIM You was. Didn't I lear you coming down de track all whistling and everything?
DAVE Youse a big old Georgy-something-ain't-so! I done got my belly full of Daisy Sat'day night. She can't snore in my ear no more.