Mythology & Folklore
I'm a "Round-Town" Gentleman
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
I hain't no wagon, hain't no dray,
Jes come to town wid a load o' hay.
I hain't no cornfield to go to bed
Wid a lot o' hay-seeds in my head.
I'se a "round-town" Gent an' I don't choose
To wuk in de mud, an' do widout shoes.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I'm a "Round-Town" Gentleman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/151/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I'm a "Round-Town" Gentleman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/151/.
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