Mythology & Folklore
Sam Is a Clever Fellow
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Say! Is yō' peaches ripe, my boy,
An' is yō' apples meller?
Go an' tell Miss Katie Jones
Dat Sam's a clever feller.
Say! Is yō' cherries red, my boy,
An' is yō' plums all yeller?
Oh please run tell Miss Katie Jones
Dat Sam's a clever feller.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Sam Is a Clever Fellow.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/223/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Sam Is a Clever Fellow.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/223/.
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