Mythology & Folklore
Baa! Baa! Black Sheep
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
"Baa! Baa! Black Sheep,
Has you got wool?"
"Yes, good Mosser,
Free bags full.
One fer ole Mistis,
One fer Miss Dame,
An' one fer de good Nigger
Jes across de lane."
Pōōr liddle Black Sheep,
Pōōr liddle lammy;
Pōōr liddle Black Sheep's
Got no mammy.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Baa! Baa! Black Sheep.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/36/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Baa! Baa! Black Sheep.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/36/.
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