Mythology & Folklore
How to Please a Preacher
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
If you wants to see dat Preachah laugh,
Jes change up a dollar, an' give 'im a half.
If you wants to make dat Preachah sing,
Kill dat tucky an' give him a wing.
If you wants to see dat Preachah cry,
Kill dat chicken an' give him a thigh.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “How to Please a Preacher.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/173/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “How to Please a Preacher.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/173/.
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