The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher

Joshua Jones, whom his fellows called Shine, came out of his reverie, to observe the return of Jinx and Bubber, arm in arm and quite happily drunk.

"This yeh freckle-face giraffe, he's a good boogy," Bubber declared. "Good boogy -- yassuh. He's my boy. Ain't you my boy, biggy?"