Mythology & Folklore

Page's Geese

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Ole man Page'll be in a turble rage,
W'en he find out, it'll raise his dander.
Yankee soldiers bought his geese, fer one cent a-piece,
An' sent de pay home by de gander.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Page's Geese.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/140/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Page's Geese.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/140/.

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