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    1-8-50 (Rev 3/11/82) (Ag Milly teaches the brothers how to dance, everybody enthusiastically gets caught up in learning. the end of this interlude , all the remaining brothers rush off to their room. The mood changes. Time has passed. EPHRAIM enters, alone, clean shaven and dressed for a social. He starts to dance with MILLY. One by one the BROTHERS return, all totally transformed and ready for the social. MILLY dances with each one as they enter, and then with the group.) MILLY Oh, Ephraim. I must be dreaming (E. : Not .ma'am. ) Daniel. - ; . (D. : Yes, ma'am.) Is that Frank? (F. : Yes.) Oh, Frank, you're so strong. Benjamin. . . Caleb Gideon. . . - (G.: Somebody catch me!) Oh, Gideon, are you alright? (Milly laughs. The BROTHERS whoop for joy, then continue to dance as MILLY goes off stage:) ALL BROTHERS GOIN' COURTIN', GOIN' COURTIN' OH IT SETS YOUR SENSES IN A WHIRL GOIN* COURTIN', GOIN' COURTIN' DUDIN' UP TO GO AND SEE YOUR GIRL. OH IT'S PUN TO HUNT AND SHOOT A GUN OR TO CATCH A RABBIT ON THE RUN BUT YOU'LL FIND IT'S TWICE AS SPORTIN' GOIN' COURTIN'. (MILLY returns dressed for the social. MILLY and the BROTHERS dance and sing:) KEEP YOUR FISHIN' AND FUSSIN' AND FIGHTIN' AND CUSSIN' MILLY ALL BROTHERS MILLY ALL BROTHERS MILLY AND ALL BROTHERS AND TRAPPIN' *CAUSE WE'RE GOIN' COURTIN'.