Mythology & Folklore
The Mule's Nature
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
If you sees a mule tied up to a tree,
You mought pull his tail an' think about me.
For if a Nigger don't know de natcher of a mule,
It makes no diffunce what 'comes of a fool.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Mule's Nature.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/150/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Mule's Nature.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/150/.
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