Mythology & Folklore

A Full Pocketbook

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

De goose at de barn, he feel mighty funny,
Caze de duck find a pocketbook chug full o' money.
De goose say: "Whar is you gwine, my Sonny?"
An' de duck, he say: "Now good-by, Honey."

De duck chaw terbacker an' de goose drink wine,
Wid a stuffed pocketbook dey shō' had a good time;
De grasshopper played de fiddle on a punkin vine
'Till dey all fall over on a sorter dead line.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Full Pocketbook.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/132/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Full Pocketbook.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/132/.

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