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NEGRO FOLK RHYMES |
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BOUGHT ME A WIFE
Bought me a wife an' de wife please me,
I feeds my wife un'er yon'er tree.
My wife go: "Row-row!"
My guinea go: "Potrack! Potrack!
My chicken go: "Gymsack! Gym-sack!"
My duck go: "Quack-quack! Quack-quack!"
My dog go: "Bow-bow!"
My hoss go: "Whee-whee! Whee-whee!"
My cat go: "Fiddle-toe! Fiddle-toe!" |
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WHEN I WAS A "ROUSTABOUT"
Wen I wus a "Roustabout," wild an' young, I co'ted my gal wid a mighty slick tongue. I tol' her some oncommon lies dere an' den. I tol' her dat we'd marry, but I didn' say w'en.
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