the sharecroppers begin unpacking extravagant gifts to themselves from their new accounts. sharon and finian celebrate the end of class-distinction that comes with wealth ("when the idle poor become the idle rich"). shears and robust show up wondering when the gold will be discovered that will pay for the credit. woody and finian explain that there is no need to dig the gold up, since the news has led to massive investment in their tobacco label. buzz and the sheriff, however, accuse sharon of using witchcraft to turn the senator black. woody orders them off. he and sharon agree to marry ("old devil moon [reprise]"). susan the silent watches them, and dances by herself, and discovers the hidden gold ("dance of the hidden crock"). she takes the gold for herself and hides it.