Mythology & Folklore
Stand Back, Black Man
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Oh!
Stan' back, black man,
You cain't shine;
Yō' lips is too thick,
An' you hain't my kīn'.
Aw!
Git 'way, black man,
You jes haint fine;
I'se done quit foolin'
Wid de nappy-headed kind.
Say?
Stan' back, black man!
Cain't you see
Dat a kinky-headed chap
Hain't nothin' side o' me?
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Stand Back, Black Man.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/14/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Stand Back, Black Man.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/14/.
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