Mythology & Folklore

Sugar in Coffee

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Sheep's in de meader a-mowin' o' de hay.
De honey's in de bee-gum, so dey all say.
My head's up an' I'se boun' to go.
Who'll take sugar in de coffee-o?

I'se de prettiest liddle gal in de county-o.
My mammy an' daddy, dey bofe say so.
I looks in de glass, it don't say, "No";
So I'll take sugar in de coffee-o.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Sugar in Coffee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/40/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Sugar in Coffee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/40/.

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