Mythology & Folklore
I Am Not Going to Hobo Any More
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
My mammy done tol' me a long time ago
To always try fer to be a good boy;
To lay on my pallet an' to waller on de flō';
An' to never leave my daddy's house.
I hain't never gwineter hobo no mō'. By George!
I hain't never gwineter hobo no mō'.
Yes, befō' I'd live dat ar hobo life,
I'll tell you what I'd jes go an' do:
I'd court dat pretty gal an' take 'er fer my wife,
Den jes lay 'side dat ar hobo life.
I hain't never gwineter hobo no mō'. By George!
I hain't never gwineter hobo no mō'.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I Am Not Going to Hobo Any More.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/90/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “I Am Not Going to Hobo Any More.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/90/.
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