| Share page | Visit Us On FB |
|
NEGRO FOLK RHYMES |
||
|
THE ALABAMA WAY
'Way down yon'er "in de Alerbamer way," De Niggers goes to wo'k at de peep o' de
day. De bed's too short, an' de high posts rear; De Niggers needs a ladder fer to climb up
dere. De cord's wore out, an' de bed-tick's gone. Niggers' legs hang down fer de chickens
t' roost on. |
||
|
MOTHER SAYS I AM SIX YEARS OLD
My mammy says dat I'se too young To go to Church an' pray; But she don't know how bad I is W'en she's been gone away.
My mammy says I'se six years old, My daddy says I'se seben. Dat's all right how old I is, Jes since I'se a gwine to Heaben.
164 |
||