Mythology & Folklore
Black-Eyed Peas for Luck
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
One time I went a-huntin',
I heared dat 'possum sneeze.
I hollered back to Susan Ann:
"Put on a pot o' peas."
Dat good ole 'lasses candy,
What makes de eyeballs shine,
Wid 'possum peas an' taters,
Is my dish all de time.
Dem black-eyed peas is lucky;
When e't on New Year's day,
You always has sweet taters,
An' 'possum come your way.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Black-Eyed Peas for Luck.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/307/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Black-Eyed Peas for Luck.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/307/.
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