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Aspiration

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

If I wus de President
Of dese United States,
I'd eat good 'lasses candy,
An' swing on all de gates.

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MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Aspiration.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/237/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Aspiration.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/237/.

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