Mythology & Folklore
Animal Persecutors
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
I went up on de mountain,
To git a bag o' co'n.
Dat coon, he sicked 'is dog on me,
Dat 'possum blowed 'is ho'n.
Dat gobbler up an' laugh at me.
Dat pattridge giggled out.
Dat peacock squall to bust 'is sides,
To see me runnin' 'bout.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Animal Persecutors.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/317/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Animal Persecutors.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/317/.
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