Mythology & Folklore
Shoo! Shoo!
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Shoo! Shoo!
What'll I do?
Run three mile an' buckle my shoe?
No! No!
I'se gwineter go,
An' kill dat chicken on my flō'.
Oh! My!
Chicken pie!
Sen' fer de Doctah, I mought die.
Christmus here,
Once a year.
Pass dat cider an' 'simmon beer.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Shoo! Shoo!” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/301/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Shoo! Shoo!” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/301/.
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