by: Juanita Ford

HEY ROY CAN I TAKE THE REBEL FOR A LITTLE WHILE
I’VE GOT TO GET MY HAIR DONE
AND BUY A NEW DRESS
AND ROY SAYS IS THAT YOU TALKING
I THOUGHT YOU’D ALWAYS BE A TOMBOY
AND C.J. SAYS OH ROY I’VE JUST GOT TO TELL SOMEONE
I’VE MET THIS REALLY GREAT GUY
HES SWEET AND KIND AND FUNNY AND SO HANDSOME
AND ROY SAYS I FIGURED SOMETHING LIKE THAT
SURE YOU CAN TAKE REBEL
JUST BE CAREFUL I KNOW HOW YOU WOMAN DRIVERS ARE
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR IN LOVE
AND INSTEAND OF SHOWING THAT FAMOUS DUKE TEMPER
C.J, SAYS ROY YOU’RE THE GREATEST AND KISSES HIM ON THE CHECK
AFTER C.J. LEAVES THE GENERAL LEE PULLS IN
AND ROY SAYS WITH A GRIN IF IT ANI’T MY TWO HOMELY COUSINS
BO AND LUKE DUKE HEY FELLAS HOW ARE Y’ALL DING
AND WHERES THAT PRETTY AS A PICTURE COUSIN OF MINE DAISY
AND LUKE SAYS DAISYS AT HOME MAKING A BAKED HAM DINNER
AND BO SAYS WE THOUGHT WE’D ASK Y’ALL IF YOU’D LIKE TO COME FOR SUPPER
SINCE IT’S BEEN A WHILE AND ROY SAYS I’D LOVE TO
YOU GUYS WILL HAVE TO BRING ME BACK HOME CAUSE C.J. OFF ON A DATE
WITH SOME MR. WONDERFUL
AS THE THREE DUKE COUSINS ROY SAYS BY THE WAY HOWS UNCLE JESSY
JUST AS CANTANKEUS AS EVER I BET
AND BO SAYS HE SURE IS HES GONE VISTING AN OLD FRIEND
AND ROY SAYS WHO ONE OF HIS OLD EX- MOON SHINE RUNNING BUDDIES
AND LUKE SAYS IN A WAY BUT HER NAME IS TINA
AND BO SAYS HEY MAY HAVE A LITTLE SNOW ON THE ROOF
BUT THEIRS STILL FIRE IN THE FERNCE
HE IS A DUKE AFTER ALL
AND ALL THREE DUKE COUSINS SHARE A LAUGH
C.J SMILES AS SHE SEES TOMMY JENNINGS COMING TWORDS
AND LIFTS HER UP IN HIS ARMS AND THEY SHARE A PASSANATE KISS
AND TOMMY SAYS I’VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH DARLING
AND C.J. SAYS WE WE’RE JUST TOGETHER LAST NIGHT MY LOVE
BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN
I’VE NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE THE WAY THAT I FEEL WITH YOU
AND TOMMY SAYS I KNOW THAT WE’VE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A SHORT TIME
BUT C.J. WILL YOU PLEASE MARRY ME
AND WITH TEARS OF HAPPINESS IN HER BLUE EYES
C.J. SAYS YES I WILL OH YES MY DARLING I’LL BE YOUR WIFE
THEN TOMMY SAYS COME ON LETS GO
AND C.J SAYS I’D LIKE MY COUSINS ROY AND BO AND LUKE TO BE THERE
AND MY UNCLE JESSY TO HES SUCH A DEAR OLD SOUL
AND TOMMY SAYS I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT BUT WE CAN HAVE A RECEPTION FOR
EVERYONE LATER I’VE GOT TO LEAVE IN THREE WEEKS SO LETS GET MARRIED
THEN WE CAN TELL THEM I PROMISE
SO C.J. DUKE BEING SO IN LOVE AGREES TO ELOPE THAT NIGHT
DAISY SAYS ROY YOU HANDSOME DEVIL HOW ARE YOU AND THAT
BEAUTIFUL COUSIN C.J,. DOING IS SHE COMING BY LATER
AND BO SAYS SHES FALLEN IN LOVE WITH SOME FELLA NAMED TOMMY JENNINGS
ASND DAISY SAYS HE MUST BE SOMETHING
TO MAKE HER MISS HOT APPLE PIE AND ICE CREAM
WELL IT’S ALMOST MIDNIGHT AND ROY SAYS WOULD IT BE OKAY
IF I STAYED OVER TONIGHT POOR BOS ALSEEP
AND LUKE SAYS HE WOULD’NT BE SO TRIED IF HE HAD’NT GONE OUT
WITH THE THREE JOHNSON SISTERS LAST NIGHT
AND DAISY SAYS WITH A SHEEPISH GRIN I GUESS WE ALL KNOW
WHAT HES DREAMING OF THEN
THEN THE THREE DUKE COUSINS LAUGH
THEN EIGHT AM THE NEXT MORNING WHILE DAISYS COOKING UP A GOOD OLE
COUNTRY BREAKFEST OF COUNTRY HAM EGGS SAUAGES AND BISCUTS
AND GLOWING C.J. SAYS HEY Y’ALL CAN TWO STARVING NEWLYWEDS COME IN
AND A STILL SLEEP BO DUKE SAYS TWO STARVING WHAT
AND C.J. SAYS BO YOU HERD ME I SAID NEWLYWEDS
THEN ROY SAYS YOU MARRIED THIS GUY YOU’VE ONLY KNOWN HIM FOR TWO WEEKS
AND C.J. SAYS WHEN LOVE HITS YOU IT HITS YOU
ROY SAYS LOOK TOMMY I MEAN NO DISRESPECT TO YOU
BUT WHY COULD’NT YOU AT LEST LET US GET TO KNOW YOU
AND TOMMY SAYS I’M SORRY IF I’VE CAUSED YOU ANY TROUBLE
BUT I LOVE C.J. AND I WANTED TO BE WITH HER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
AND ROY SAYS WELL YOU JUST BETTER BE GOOD AS GOLD
TO MY COUSIN AND BO SAYS AND ALL THREE OF US TO
THREE WEEKS LATER C.J. IT’S GONNA BE SO HARD TO LEAVE Y’ALL ALL DAY
AFTER TOMMOROW AND DAISY SAYS YOU AND TOMMY CAN ALWAYS VIST
AND IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE DUKE WITH YOU
HE OR SHE WILL BE WELCOME
AND C.J. BLUSHS AND SMILES WIDLY
WELL IT’S TIME FOR C.J AND TOMMY TO LEAVE FOR THE AIRPORT
AND TOMMY SAYS OH I FORGOT MY OTHER SUTIECASE
AND ROY SAYS I’LL GO GET IT FOR YOU I’LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE
ROY GOES INTO C.J.S AND TOMMYS ROOM
AND AS HE PICKED UP THE SUITECASE
II COMES OPEN AND HE FINDS A BAG OF WHITE POWER AND ROY SAYS LUKE
CAN YOU COME IN HERE A MINUTE AND LUKE SAYS SURE COUSIN
AND ROY SAYS LUKE LOOK WHAT I FOUND IN TOMMYS SUITECASE
AND LUKE SAYS MY GOD ROY THIS IS A STASH OF COCAINE
AND ROY SAYS I KNIEW SOMETHING WAS FUNNY WAS ABOUT HIM
WANTING THEM TO GET MARRIED SO SOON
THEN LUKE SAYS I KNOW C.J. SHE’D NEVER MARRY A MAN
WHO WAS INTO THIS STUFF
WE’VE GOT TO STOP HER FROM LEAVING
AND BOY SAYS IT’S TO LATE SHES MARRIED TO THE LOW DOWN SKUNK
AND LUKE SAYS WE’VE GOT TO TELL HER
]THE SUN OF A GUN COULD HURT HER
AND ROY SAYS YOUR RIGHT
A SMILING C.J. HEY COUSIN WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG
AND ROY SAYS TOMMY I THINK THEIRS SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD TELL
C.J. RIGHT NOW OR ELSE I WILL;
AND C.J. SAYS ROY WHATS GOING ON WITH YOU
AND TOMMY PULLS OUT A GUN AND HE SAYS HE MUST HAVE
FOUND THAT BAG OF WHITE POWDER
AND C.J. SAYS BABY IF YOU NEED HELP WE’LL GET IT FOR YOU
THEN TOMMY SAYS ALL I NEED IS TO GET OUT OF THIS COUNTRY
I’VE GOT A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT AND MY WIFE WAITING FOR ME
AND BO SAYS A WIFE BUDDY I TOLD YOU THAT IF YOU EVER HURT C.J.
IN ANYWEAY THAT YOU’D HAVE TO ANSWER TO US DUKES
THEN BEFORE TOMMY COULD DO ANYTHING
BO DUKE WENT AFTER HIM THEN LUKE TOOK HIS TURN
THEN ROY SAID I’M GONNA ENJOY THIS
THEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLCE CARS CAME SPEEDING IN
AND ROSCO P. COULTARIN SAYS SHAME SHAME EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
AND LUKE SAYS ROSCO WHO LET YOU KNOW
AND DAISY I HERD EVERYTHING SO WHILE Y’ALL WE’RE
BEATING THE TAR OUT OF THIS TURKEY I CALLED ROSCO
AND ROSCO SAYS KEE HEE I CALLED THE FBI
A CRYING C.J. I LOVED YOU I REALLY LOVED YOU
AND YOU WE’RE GONNA USE ME
AND A BARLY ABLE TO STAND TOMMY SAYS THAT RIGHT DARLING
THEN C.J. HAULS OFF AND WACKS HIM A GOOD ONE
WELL THE NEXT FEWS MONTHS WE’;RE HARD FOR C.J,. DUKE
BUT WITH THE LOVE OF THE DUKE FAMILY
SOMEHOW SHE MADE IT THROUGH

FOLKS LIKE I’VE ALWAYS SAID IN HASZZARD COUNTY WE BELIEVE IN HAPPY ENDDING

WRITTEN BY JUANITA FORD
COPYRIGHT 1999
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED