Mythology & Folklore
Tails
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
De coon's got a long ringed bushy tail,
De 'possum's tail is bare;
Dat rabbit hain't got no tail 'tall,
'Cep' a liddle bunch o' hair.
De gobbler's got a big fan tail,
De pattridge's tail is small;
Dat peacock's tail 's got great big eyes,
But dey don't see nothin' 'tall.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Tails.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/6/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Tails.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/6/.
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