Mythology & Folklore
No Room to Poke Fun
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Nev' mīn' if my nose are flat,
An' my face are black an' sooty;
De Jaybird hain't so big in song,
An' de Bullfrog hain't no beauty.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “No Room to Poke Fun.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/133/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “No Room to Poke Fun.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/133/.
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