Mythology & Folklore

Little Dogs

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

I had a liddle dog; his name wus Ball;
W'en I give him a liddle, he want it all.

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Trot;
He helt up his tail, all tied in a knot.

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Blue;
I put him on de road, an' he almos' flew.

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Mack;
I rid his tail fer to save his back.

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Rover;
W'en he died, he died all over.

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Dan;
An' w'en he died, I buried 'im in de san'.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Little Dogs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/221/.

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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Little Dogs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/221/.

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