Mythology & Folklore
Hear-Say
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Hello! Br'er Jack. How do you do?
I'se been a-hearin' a heaps o' things 'bout you.
I'll jes declar! It beats de Dickuns!
Dey's been tryin' to say you's been a-stealin' chickens!
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Hear-Say.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/167/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Hear-Say.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/167/.
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