Mythology & Folklore
Jackson, Put That Kettle on!
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Jackson, put dat kittle on!
Fire, steam dat coffee done!
Day done broke, an' I got to run
Fer to meet my gal by de risin' sun.
My ole Mosser say to me,
Dat I mus' drink sassfac tea;
But Jackson stews dat coffee done,
An' he shō' gits his po'tion: Son!
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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Jackson, Put That Kettle on!” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/25/.
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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Jackson, Put That Kettle on!” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/25/.
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