"Whom did they crucify there, young scholar?
Tell us what else you see." Oh, I saw--my father reported that my eyes were bulging; but I shook my head stubbornly and said: "I ain't a-goin' to tell you because you're laughin' at me.

I seen lots an' lots of men killed there.

They nailed 'em up, an' it took a long time.

I seen--but I ain't a-goin' to tell.

I don't tell lies.