Mythology & Folklore
Bridle Up a Rat
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Bridle up er rat,
Saddle up er cat,
An' han' me down my big straw hat.
In come de cat,
Out go de rat,
Down go de baby wid 'is big straw hat.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Bridle Up a Rat.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/233/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Bridle Up a Rat.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/233/.
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