Mythology & Folklore
The Snail's Reply
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Snail! Snail! Come out'n o' yō' shell,
Or I'll beat on yō' back till you rings lak a bell.
"I do ve'y well," sayed de snail in de shell,
"I'll jes take my chances in here whar I dwell."
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Snail's Reply.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/256/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Snail's Reply.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/256/.
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