Mythology & Folklore

Don't Ask Me Questions

by Thomas W. Talley (collector) 1870–1952

From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)

Mythology & Folklore

Don't ax me no questions,
An' I won't tell you no lies;
But bring me dem apples,
An' I'll make you some pies.

An' if you ax questions,
'Bout my havin' de flour;
I fergits to use 'lasses
An' de pie'll be all sour.

Dem apples jes wa'k here;
An' dem 'lasses, dey run.
Hain't no place lak my house
Found un'er de sun.

MLA

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Don't Ask Me Questions.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/83/.

Chicago

Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Don't Ask Me Questions.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/83/.

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