[00:05.84]This is the story of Hezekiah Jones
[00:07.13]Hezekiah Jones lived in a place
[00:14.09]In Arkansas
[00:14.46]He never had too much except he had some land
[00:25.01]An' he had a couple of hogs and things like that
[00:37.82]He never had much money
[00:38.96]But he'd spend what he did make as fast as he made it
[00:46.35]So it never really mattered that he had much money
[00:50.82]But in a cupboard there he kept in the cupboard
[00:56.88]He kept in the cupboard books
[00:57.86]He called the books his rainy season
[00:59.49]The white folks around the county there talked about Hezekiah
[01:11.34]They
[01:11.60]Said Well
[01:20.37]Old Hezekiah he's harmless enough
[01:22.95]But the way I see it he better put down them goddam books
[01:32.79]Readin' ain't no good for n***a is n***a
[01:42.56]One day the white man's preacher came around
[01:50.45]Knockin' on doors knockin' on all the doors in the county
[01:53.54]He knocked on Hezekiah's door
[01:56.75]He says Hezekiah you believe in the Lord
[02:00.20]Hezekiah says Well I don't know I never really SEEN the Lord
[02:03.84]I can't say yes I do
[02:09.21]He says Hezekiah you believe in the Church
[02:15.56]Hezekiah says Well the Church is divided ain't they
[02:20.84]And
[02:23.90]They can't make up their minds
[02:26.40]I'm just like them I can't make up mine either
[02:31.25]He says Hezekiah you believe that if a man is good Heaven is his last reward
[02:36.56]Hezekiah says I'm good
[02:43.16]Good as my neighbor
[02:45.36]You don't believe in nothin' said the white man's preacher
[02:51.20]You don't believe in nothin'
[02:54.87]Oh yes I do says Hezekiah
[03:01.68]I believe that a man should be indebted to his neighbors
[03:15.09]Not for the reward of a Heaven or fear of hellfire
[03:23.06]But you don't understand said the white man's preacher
[03:25.40]There's a lot of good ways for a man to be wicked
[03:30.47]Then they hung Hezekiah high as a pigeon
[03:48.50]White folks around there said Well
[03:56.00]He had it comin'
[04:00.44]'Cause the son of a b***h never had no religion