The version from Thede, above, is very similar to the one in Odum and Johnson, 1925 (1976), "Carve 'Im To De Heart." Apparently a very common song. Last three verses; the first two are almost identical:

I went up dar to fetch 'im down,
Carve 'im to de heart.
I bus' him open agin de groun',
Carve 'im to de heart.

De way ter cook de 'possum nice,
Carve 'im to de heart,
Fust parbile 'im, stir 'im twice,
Carve 'im to de heart.

Den lay sweet taters in de pan,
Carve 'im to de heart;
Nuthin' beats dat in de lan',
Carve 'im to de heart.