Living
The War Is on
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Living
De boll-weevil's in de cotton,
De cut-worm's in de corn,
De Devil's in de white man;
An' de wah's a-gwine on.
Poor Nigger hain't got no home!
Poor Nigger hain't got no home!
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The War Is on.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/320/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The War Is on.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/320/.
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