Mythology & Folklore
Negroes Never Die
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Nigger! Nigger never die!
He gits choked on Chicken pie.
Black face, white shiny eye. Nigger! Nigger!
Nigger! Nigger never knows!
Mashed nose, an' crooked toes;
Dat's de way de Nigger goes. Nigger! Nigger!
Nigger! Nigger always sing;
Jump up, cut de Pidgeon's wing;
Whirl, an' give his feet a fling. Nigger! Nigger!
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Negroes Never Die.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/15/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Negroes Never Die.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/15/.
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