Mythology & Folklore
Near-Waldo-Tee-Do O Mah Nah Mejai, or, Near-Waldo-Tee-Do Is My Sweetheart
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
1. A yehn me doddoc Near Waldo Tee-do.
Yehn me doddoc o-o seoh-o-o.
Omah nahn mejai Near Waldo Tee-do.
Omah nahn mejai Near Waldo Tee-do.
Translation
Near Waldo Tee-do gave me a suit.
He gave me a suit.
Near Waldo Tee-do is my sweetheart.
Near Waldo Tee-do is my sweetheart.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Near-Waldo-Tee-Do O Mah Nah Mejai, or, Near-Waldo-Tee-Do Is My Sweetheart.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/336/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Near-Waldo-Tee-Do O Mah Nah Mejai, or, Near-Waldo-Tee-Do Is My Sweetheart.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/336/.
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