Mythology & Folklore

Plaster

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

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!

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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