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Scene III

Setting: night time.

At extreme left is the front of Ruby's house with, practical door and steps. A wooden window stands wide open revealing an oilcloth covered table, a wood-burning cook-stove, Bright little fixings about the place. A china-berry tree at left of house. At extreme right is Evalina's house beneath a magnolia tree at left. A white picket fence. Window beneath the tree with low-hanging limb across the window. The wooden shutter stands open. A light inside. Street is downstage before both houses.

Action

At the rise, Ruby is puttering around between the stove and table. Evalina sits by her window with Spunk's guitar in her lap. She touches it now and then and sings. Ruby listens and hums an obligato above Evalina's on the chorus.

WHIP-POOR-WILL

Love come my way, stayed but a day

Went and left me crying like a child

It left me feeling sad, left me feeling bad

Maybe things will straighten after while

Chorus:

I'm going down the long lonesome road, Oh

I'm going down the long lonesome road

I'm going down that long, lonesome road.

(sobblingly)

Oh weep like a willow, mourn just like a dove

Weep like a willow, mourn just like a dove

Oh, fly to the mountain, light on the man I love.