Mythology & Folklore
Periwinkle
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Pennywinkle, pennywinkle, poke out yō' ho'n;
An' I'll give you five dollahs an' a bar'l o' co'n.
Pennywinkle! Pennywinkle! Dat gal love me?
Jes stick out yō' ho'n all pinted to a tree.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Periwinkle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/308/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Periwinkle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/308/.
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