Mythology & Folklore
Too Much Watermelon
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Dere wus a great big watermillion growin' on de vine.
Dere wus a liddle ugly Nigger watchin' all de time.
An' w'en dat great big watermillion lay ripenin' in de sun,
An' de stripes along its purty skin wus comin' one by one,
Dat ugly Nigger pulled it off an' toted it away,
An' he e't dat great big watermillion all in one single day.
He e't de rinds, an' red meat too, he finish it all trim;
An' den,--dat great big watermillion up an' finish him.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Too Much Watermelon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/282/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Too Much Watermelon.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/282/.
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