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Mythology & Folklore

Wild Hog Hunt

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Nigger in de woods, a-settin' on a log;
Wid his finger on de trigger, an' his eyes upon de hog.
De gun say "bam!" an' de hog say "bip!"
An' de Nigger grab dat wild hog wid all his grip.

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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Wild Hog Hunt.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/246/.

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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Wild Hog Hunt.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/246/.

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