He doesn't say "but I would, never could get up" but rather "but a wood never could get up." A wood (peckerwood) is just what white dudes are called (in jail). He's talking about being unable to contact home because the Mexicans and Blacks are monopolizing the phones. You're welcome, internet.
He doesn't say "but I would, never could get up" but rather "but a wood never could get up." A wood (peckerwood) is just what white dudes are called (in jail). He's talking about being unable to contact home because the Mexicans and Blacks are monopolizing the phones. You're welcome, internet.