Mythology & Folklore
Bat! Bat!
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Bat! Bat! Come un'er my hat,
An' I'll give you a slish o' bacon.
But don't bring none yō' ole bedbugs,
If you don't want to git fersaken.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Bat! Bat!” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/310/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Bat! Bat!” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/310/.
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