Mythology & Folklore
A, B, C
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
A, B, C,
Doubled down D;
I'se so lazy you cain't see me.
A, B, C,
Doubled down D
Lazy Chilluns gits hick'ry tea.
A, B, C,
Doubled down D,
Dat "cat's" in de cupboard an' hid. You see?
A, B, C,
Doubled down D,
You'd better come out an' wuk lak me.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A, B, C.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/227/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A, B, C.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/227/.
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