Mythology & Folklore
A Fine Plaster
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
W'en it's sheep skin an' beeswax,
It shō's a mighty fine plaster:
De mō' you tries to pull it off,
De mō' it sticks de faster.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Fine Plaster.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/182/.
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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Fine Plaster.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/182/.
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