Mythology & Folklore
Susan Jane
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
I know somebody's got my Lover;
Susan Jane! Susan Jane!
Oh, cain't you tell me; help me find 'er?
Susan Jane! Susan Jane!
If I lives to see nex' Fall;
Susan Jane! Susan Jane!
I hain't gwineter sow no wheat at all.
Susan Jane! Susan Jane!
'Way down yon'er in de middle o' de branch;
Susan Jane! Susan Jane!
De ole cow pat an' de buzzards dance.
Susan Jane! Susan Jane!
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Susan Jane.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/100/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Susan Jane.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/100/.
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