Mythology & Folklore
Antebellum Courtship Inquiry
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
(He) Is you a flyin' lark or a settin' dove?
(She) I'se a flyin' lark, my honey Love.
(He) Is you a bird o' one fedder, or a bird o' two?
(She) I'se a bird o' one fedder, w'en it comes to you.
(He) Den, Mam:
I has desire, an' quick temptation,
To jine my fence to yō' plantation.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Antebellum Courtship Inquiry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/199/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Antebellum Courtship Inquiry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/199/.
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