Mythology & Folklore

Wanted! Cornbread and Coon

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

I'se gwine now a-huntin' to ketch a big fat coon.
Gwineter bring him home, an' bake him, an' eat him wid a spoon.
Gwineter baste him up wid gravy, an' add some onions too.
I'se gwineter shet de Niggers out, an' stuff myse'f clean through.

I wants a piece o' hoecake; I wants a piece o' bread,
An' I wants a piece o' Johnnycake as big as my ole head.
I wants a piece o' ash cake: I wants dat big fat coon!
An' I shō' won't git hongry 'fore de middle o' nex' June.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Wanted! Cornbread and Coon.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/50/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Wanted! Cornbread and Coon.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/50/.

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