Have you ever lived on a farm and rendered lard
It’s a hot messy job that's done in the yard

First comes the fire, then the cast iron kettle 
Throw in the fat right in the dab gum middle 

Skim off that old lard and let it get hard
Remove the cracklings do not discard

Take the lard inside and give to your Grannie
She’s gona make some hoe cakes for sweet little Annie 

Annie gona jump up and run all around
She’s gona skip to the Holler shoutin Hoe Cakes y’all come on down

June 8, 2022
Mark Waldrop