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Johnny Bigfoot

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Johnny, Johnny Bigfoot!
Want a pair o' shoes?
Go kick two cows out'n deir skins.
Run Brudder, tell de news!

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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Johnny Bigfoot.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/121/.

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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Johnny Bigfoot.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/121/.

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