Mythology & Folklore
Paying Debts with Kicks
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
I owes yō' daddy a peck o' peas.
I'se gwineter pay it wid my knees.
I owes yō' mammy a pound o' meat;
An' I'se gwineter pay dat wid my feet.
Now, if I owes 'em somethin' mō';
You come right back an' let me know.
Please say to dem ('fore I fergets)
I never fails to pay my debts.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Paying Debts with Kicks.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/287/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Paying Debts with Kicks.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/287/.
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