Social Commentaries
You Had Better Mind Master
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Social Commentaries
'Way down yon'er in 'Possum Trot,
(In ole Miss'sip' whar de sun shines hot)
Dere hain't no chickens an' de Niggers eats c'on;
You hain't never see'd de lak since youse been bo'n,
You'd better mīn' Mosser an' keep a stiff lip,
So's you won't git sōl' down to ole Miss'sip'.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “You Had Better Mind Master.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/185/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “You Had Better Mind Master.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/185/.
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