I said to my old husband, "I'm gonna take you out into the country for a
picnic. Do you like the country?" He said, "Sure I do. When I was a little
boy, I used to live in the country." I said, "When you was a little boy
everybody lived in the country."
-- Moms Mabley
picnic. Do you like the country?" He said, "Sure I do. When I was a little
boy, I used to live in the country." I said, "When you was a little boy
everybody lived in the country."
-- Moms Mabley
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