Mythology & Folklore
Jump Jim Crow
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Git fus upon yō' heel,
An' den upon yō' toe;
An ebry time you tu'n 'round,
You jump Jim Crow.
Now fall upon yō' knees,
Jump up an' bow low;
An' ebry time you tu'n 'round,
You jump Jim Crow.
Put yō' han's upon yō' hips,
Bow low to yō' beau;
An' ebry time you tu'n 'round,
You jump Jim Crow.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Jump Jim Crow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/19/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Jump Jim Crow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/19/.
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