Social Commentaries

Destitute Former Slave Owners

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Social Commentaries

Missus an' Mosser a-walkin' de street,
Deir han's in deir pockets an' nothin' to eat.
She'd better be home a-washin' up de dishes,
An' a-cleanin' up de ole man's raggitty britches.
He'd better run 'long an' git out de hoes
An' clear out his own crooked weedy corn rows;
De Kingdom is come, de Niggers is free.
Hain't no Nigger slaves in de Year Jubilee.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Destitute Former Slave Owners.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/128/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Destitute Former Slave Owners.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/128/.

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