Mythology & Folklore

Strong Hands

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Here's yō' bread, an' here's yō' butter;
An' here's de hands fer to make you sputter.

Tetch dese hands, w'en you wants to tetch a beaver.
If dese hands tetch you, you'll shō' ketch de fever.

Dese hands Samson, good fer a row,
W'en dey hits you, it's "good-by cow!"

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Strong Hands.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/250/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Strong Hands.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/250/.

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