Mythology & Folklore
Indian Flea
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Injun flea, bit my knee;
Kaze I wouldn' drink ginger tea.
Flea bite hard, flea bite quick;
Flea bite burn lak dat seed tick.
Hit dat flea, flea not dere.
I'se so mad I pulls my hair.
I go wild an' fall in de creek.
To wash 'im off, I'd stay a week.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Indian Flea.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/17/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Indian Flea.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/17/.
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