Mythology & Folklore
My Dog, Cuff
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
I had a liddle dog, his name wus Cuff;
I sent 'im to town to buy some snuff.
He drapped de bale, an' he spilt de snuff,
An' I guess dat speech is long enough.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “My Dog, Cuff.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/222/.
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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “My Dog, Cuff.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/222/.
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