Mythology & Folklore
Old Molly Hare
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Ole Molly har'!
What's you doin' thar?
"I'se settin' in de fence corner, smokin' seegyar."
Ole Molly har'!
What's you doin' thar?
"I'se pickin' out a br'or, settin' on a Pricky-p'ar."
Ole Molly har'!
What's you doin' thar?
"I'se gwine cross de Cotton Patch, hard as I can t'ar."
Molly har' to-day,
So dey all say,
Got her pipe o' clay, jes to smoke de time 'way.
"De dogs say 'boo!'
An' dey barks too,
I hain't got no time fer to talk to you."
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Old Molly Hare.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/31/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Old Molly Hare.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/31/.
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