Mythology & Folklore

Bring on Your Hot Corn

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Bring along yō' hot co'n,
Bring along yō' col' co'n;
But I say bring along,
Bring along yō' Jimmy-john.

Some loves de hot co'n,
Some loves de col' co'n;
But I loves, I loves,
I loves dat Jimmy-john.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Bring on Your Hot Corn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/38/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Bring on Your Hot Corn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/38/.

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