You will be a picked chicken before you do that.
What?
The Yankees are at Resacca, and have captured the bridge across the Oostanaula river.

Well, now, that's business; that has the old ring in it.

Tell it to us again; we're fond of hearing such things.
The Yankees are tearing up the railroad track between the tank and Resacca.

Let's hear it again.

The Yankees have opened the attack; we are going to have a battle; we are ordered to strip for the fight.
(That is, to take off our knapsacks and blankets, and to detail Bev.
White to guard them.) Keep closed up, men.