Talking Turtle Soup

Laverne a man from Po' Biddy Raised by himself with no family Lived off the land and by God's hand His favorite was turtle soup real bland One day he drank some toxic moonshine Then the turtle started talking real fine Laverne got scared and jumped in the river He drank like a fish and swole his liver Laverne could not eat turtle and taters again He felt it was a real sin to eat talkin' kin