Mythology & Folklore
Young Master and Old Master
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Hick'ry leaves an' calico sleeves!
I tells you young Mosser's hard to please.
Young Mosser fool you, de way he grin.
De way he whup you is a sin.
De monkey's a-settin' on de end of a rail,
Pickin' his tooth wid de end of his tail.
Mulberry leaves an' homespun sleeves!
Better know dat ole Mosser's not easy to please.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Young Master and Old Master.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/254/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Young Master and Old Master.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/254/.
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