Mythology & Folklore
When I Was a Little Boy
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
W'en I wus a liddle boy
I cleaned up mammy's dishes;
Now I is a great big boy,
I wears my daddy's britches.
I can knock dat Mobile Buck
An' smoke dat corncob pipe.
I can kiss dem pretty gals,
An' set up ev'ry night.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “When I Was a Little Boy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/252/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “When I Was a Little Boy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/252/.
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