Mythology & Folklore
Fox and Rabbit Drinking Propositions
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Fox on de low ground,
Rabbit on de hill.
Says he: "I'll take a drink,
An' leave you a gill."
De fox say: "Honey,
(You sweet liddle elf!)
Jes hand me down de whole cup;
I wants it fer myself."
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Fox and Rabbit Drinking Propositions.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/158/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Fox and Rabbit Drinking Propositions.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/158/.
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