Mythology & Folklore
Judge Buzzard
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Dere sets Jedge Buzzard on de Bench.
Go tu'n him off wid a monkey wrench!
Jedge Buzzard try Br'er Rabbit's case;
An' he say Br'er Tarepin win dat race.
Here sets Jedge Buzzard on de Bench.
Knock him off wid dat monkey wrench!
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Judge Buzzard.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/23/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Judge Buzzard.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/23/.
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