Mythology & Folklore

My Little Pig

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

You see: I had a liddle pig,
I fed 'im on slop;
He got so fat
Dat he almos' pop.

An' den: I tuck de liddle pig,
An' I rid 'im to school;
He e't ginger cake,
An' it tu'n 'im a fool.

But: He grunt de lessons,
An' keep all de rule,
An' he make 'em all think
Dat he learn in de cool.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “My Little Pig.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/234/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “My Little Pig.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/234/.

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