Mythology & Folklore
Sail Away, Ladies!
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Sail away, ladies! Sail away!
Sail away, ladies! Sail away!
Nev' min' what dem white folks say,
May de Mighty bless you. Sail away!
Nev' min' what yō' daddy say,
Shake yō' liddle foot an' fly away.
Nev' min' if yō' mammy say:
"De Devil'll git you." Sail away!
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Sail Away, Ladies!” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/29/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Sail Away, Ladies!” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/29/.
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