Mythology & Folklore

Me and My Lover

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Me an' my Lover, we fall out.
How d'you reckon de fuss begun?
She laked licker, an' I laked fun,
An' dat wus de way de fuss begun.

Me an' my Lover, we fall out.
W'at d'you reckon de fuss wus 'bout?
She loved bitters, an' I loved kraut,
An' dat wus w'at de fuss wus 'bout.

Me an' my Lover git clean 'part.
How d'you reckon dat big fuss start?
She's got a gizzard, an' I'se got a heart,
An' dat's de way dat big fuss start.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Me and My Lover.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/196/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Me and My Lover.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/196/.

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