Nellie he's settin in the corner by the window. A sunbeam streams in off his shiny black hair the dust floats all around his head. I say Nellie come on we'll fetch Paw's drinking water now. He makes a face like he eat something sour. Just don't let him catch you making that face I tell him. I pick up Paw's bucket in the kitchen dump the old water on the ground when we go out in the yard. The chickens scatter they are the dumbest things and Nellie he runs after'em. He's always running he can almost catch me even though he's only ten. Nelson's lean as a hungry dog Momma always says. But I'd rather try to take a bone away from the hungry dog than take it away from Nellie. Stop runnin them chickens Nellie we got to go. We pass by the well. Let's say it today Nellie says. Sure, they ain't nobody here but us chickens. He laughs then we go
Well water well water
Good enough for us
But bring it from the spring
For the mean old cuss