Mythology & Folklore
Blessing with Company Present
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Oh Lawd now bless an' bīn' us,
An' put ole Satan 'hīn' us.
Oh let yō' Sperit mīn' us.
Don't let none hongry fīn' us.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Blessing with Company Present.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/315/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Blessing with Company Present.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/315/.
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