Mythology & Folklore
She Hugged Me and Kissed Me
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
I see'd her in de Springtime,
I see'd her in de Fall,
I see'd her in de Cotton patch,
A cameing from de Ball.
She hug me, an' she kiss me,
She wrung my han' an' cried.
She said I wus de sweetes' thing
Dat ever lived or died.
She hug me an' she kiss me.
Oh Heaben! De touch o' her han'!
She said I wus de puttiest thing
In de shape o' mortal man.
I told her dat I love her,
Dat my love wus bed-cord strong;
Den I axed her w'en she'd have me,
An' she jes say "Go long!"
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “She Hugged Me and Kissed Me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/194/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “She Hugged Me and Kissed Me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/194/.
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