Gedder in yo' grain

De ole plow hoss is busy

Breshin' flies off wid his tail,

De ole dog's got a move on him

Dat's zackly like a snail,

De meddeh grass is noddin'

I kin hyar de tree toads warnin'

"Bettah gedder in yo' grain."

Doan yo hyar de frogs a-gurglin'

Dar out yondah in de pond?

What's de mattah wid de catbird,

Doan yo' hyar his voice respond?

Ain't de hull of 'em a-tellin' yo'

In language mighty plain,

"Doan be frivlin' way yo' moments,

Bettah gedder in yo' grain."

Ain't de bumble bee a-hummin'

'Mongst de clovah tops an flowahs,

Whilst de ole clock am a tickin' 'way

De minutes an de houahs?

Chile, yo's got to be a-hus'lin'

To ketch de wisdom train,

Doan waste no opportunities,

But gedder in yo' grain.