Mythology & Folklore
I Wouldn't Marry a Yellow or a White Negro Girl
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
I sho' loves dat gal dat dey calls Sally "Black,"
An' I sorter loves some of de res';
I first loves de gals fer lovin' me,
Den I loves myse'f de bes'.
I wouldn' marry dat yaller Nigger gal,
An' I'll tell you de reason why:
Her neck's drawed out so stringy an' long,
I'se afeared she 'ould never die.
I wouldn' marry dat White Nigger gal,
(Fer gracious sakes!) dis is why:
Her nose look lak a kittle spout;
An' her skin, it hain't never dry.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I Wouldn't Marry a Yellow or a White Negro Girl.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/82/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I Wouldn't Marry a Yellow or a White Negro Girl.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/82/.
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