Mythology & Folklore
Plaster
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Chilluns:
Mammy an' daddy had a hoss,
Dey want a liddle bigger.
Dey sticked a plaster on his back
An' drawed a liddle Nigger.
Den:
Mammy an' daddy had a dog,
His tail wus short an' chunky.
Dey slapped a plaster 'round dat tail,
An' drawed it lak de monkey.
Well:
Mammy an' daddy's dead an' gone.
Did you ever hear deir story?
Dey sticked some plasters on deir heels,
An' drawed 'em up to Glory!
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Plaster.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/79/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Plaster.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/79/.
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