Down in Lus-e-ana, Boudreaux live across de bayou from Clarence who he don like a-tall ... not even a little bit. An dat go boff way too.
Dey all de time yell across de bayou to each other. Boudreaux yell to
Clarence, "If I had a way cross dis bayou, I'd come over dere an beat a
knot on yo' ugly head, twice! Yeah!"
Dis went on fo' years. Finally de state done built a bridge
acrost dat bayou right by boff dere houses. Boudreaux's wife, Marie,
say, "Now you chance, Boudreaux. Why don you go over dere and beat up dat Clarence like you say?"
Boudreaux say, "OK," and he start across de bridge but he sees a sign
on de bridge an he stop to read it and den he go rat back home.
Marie say, "Why you back so soon?" And Boudreaux say, "Marie, I dun
change my mind 'bout beatin' up dat Clarence. You know, Marie, dey got a sign on dat dere bridge what say, "Clarence 13 ft. 6 in." You know, he don look near dat big when I yell at him across de bayou."
