Mythology & Folklore

Devilish Pigs

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

I wish I had a load o' poles,
To fence my new-groun' lot;
To keep dem liddle bitsy debblish pigs
Frum a-rootin' up all I'se got.

Dey roots my cabbage, roots my co'n;
Dey roots up all my beans.
Dey speilt my fine sweet-tater patch,
An' dey ruint my tunnup greens.

I'se rund dem pigs, an' I'se rund dem pigs.
I'se gittin' mighty hot;
An' one dese days w'en nobody look,
Dey'll root 'round in my pot.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Devilish Pigs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/33/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Devilish Pigs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/33/.

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