Mythology & Folklore

Good-By, Ring

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

I had a liddle dog, his name wus Ring,
I tied him up to his nose wid a string.
I pulled dat string, an' his eyes tu'n blue.
"Good-by, Ring! I'se done wid you."

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Good-By, Ring.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/258/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Good-By, Ring.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/258/.

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