Mythology & Folklore
I Love Somebody
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
I loves somebody, yes, I do;
An' I wants somebody to love me too.
Wid my chyart an' oxes stan'in' 'roun',
Her pretty liddle foot needn' tetch de groun'.
I loves somebody, yes, I do,
Dat randsome, handsome, Stickamastew.
Wid her reddingoat an' waterfall,
She's de pretty liddle gal dat beats 'em all.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I Love Somebody.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/69/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I Love Somebody.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/69/.
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