Mythology & Folklore
Slave Marriage Ceremony Supplement
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Dark an' stormy may come de wedder;
I jines dis he-male an' dis she-male togedder.
Let none, but Him dat makes de thunder,
Put dis he-male an' dis she-male asunder.
I darfore 'nounce you bofe de same.
Be good, go 'long, an' keep up yō' name.
De broomstick's jumped, de worl's not wide.
She's now yō' own. Salute yō' bride!
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Slave Marriage Ceremony Supplement.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/212/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Slave Marriage Ceremony Supplement.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/212/.
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