Mythology & Folklore
A "Would Be" Immigrant
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Conjo Celestine! Oh
He was going to Panama.
Reavay Trinidad!
Celestine Revay, la Grenada!
What d'you think bring Celestine back?
What d'you think bring Celestine back?
What d'you think bring Celestine to me?
Twenty cents for a cup of tea.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A "Would Be" Immigrant.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/345/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “A "Would Be" Immigrant.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/345/.
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