Mythology & Folklore

Guinea Gall

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

'Way down yon'er in Guinea Gall,
De Niggers eats de fat an' all.
'Way down yon'er in de cotton fiel',
Ev'ry week one peck o' meal.
'Way down yon'er ole Mosser swar';
Holler at you, an' pitch, an' r'ar;
Wid cat o' nine tails,
Wid pen o' nine nails,
Tee whing, tee bing,
An' ev'ry thing!

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Guinea Gall.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/270/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Guinea Gall.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/270/.

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