1937 A. Herndon Let Me Live 249: There’s a chain gang down in Georgia / That will soon be missing me, / For by my soul A ‘bush parole’ / Will pardon me.at bush parole (n.) under bush, n.1
1937 A. Herndon Let Me Live 184: If you don’t let him out of the coop by six o’clock this evening, I am coming down to the police station and give you wise guys all the hell you want.at coop, n.1
1937 A. Herndon Let Me Live 211: The men who ‘kept’ them bought them girls’ clothing and forced them to wear it at every opportunity. ‘Gal-boy’ parties were frequently given.at gal-boy (n.) under gal, n.
1937 A. Herndon Let Me Live 54: When a truck driven by some Negroes came by, we begged for a hitch.at hitch, n.2
1937 A. Herndon Let Me Live 210: The principal victims of these sexual orgies were [...] boys who had been convicted of petty thievery. The prisoners had a curious name for them. They called them ‘Old Ladies’.at old lady, n.