Mythology & Folklore
Pretty Little Girl
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Who's been here since I'se been gone?
A pretty liddle gal wid a blue dress on.
Who'll stay here when I goes 'way?
A pretty liddle gal, all dressed in gray.
Who'll wait on Mistess day an' night?
A pretty liddle gal, all dressed in white.
Who'll be here when I'se been dead?
A pretty liddle gal, all dressed in red.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Pretty Little Girl.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/261/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Pretty Little Girl.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/261/.
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