Mythology & Folklore
Destinies of Good and Bad Children
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
One, two, three, fō', five, six, seben;
All de good chilluns goes to Heaben.
All de bad chilluns goes below,
To segashuate wid ole man Joe.
One, two, three, fō', five, six, seben, eight;
All de good chilluns goes in de Pearly Gate.
But all de bad chilluns goes the Broad Road below,
To segashuate wid ole man Joe.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Destinies of Good and Bad Children.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/306/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Destinies of Good and Bad Children.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/306/.
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