Mythology & Folklore
A Strange Old Woman
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Dere wus an ole 'oman, her name wus Nan.
She lived an 'oman, an' died a man.
De ole 'oman lived to be dried up an' cunnin';
One leg stood still, while de tother kep' runnin'.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Strange Old Woman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/272/.
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Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A Strange Old Woman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/272/.
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