Living
The Tongue
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Living
Got a tongue dat jes run when it walk?
It cain't talk.
Got a tongue dat can hush when it talk?--
It cain't squawk.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Tongue.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/329/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Tongue.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/329/.
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