Mythology & Folklore
The Hunting Camp
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Sam got up one mornin'
A mighty big fros'.
Saw "A louse, in de huntin' camp
As big as any hoss!"
Sam run 'way down de mountain;
But w'en Mosser got dar,
He swore it twusn't nothin'
But a big black b'ar.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Hunting Camp.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/59/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Hunting Camp.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/59/.
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