Mythology & Folklore

Destinies of Good and Bad Children

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

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.

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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