Mythology & Folklore
Goosie-Gander Play Rhyme
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
"Goosie, goosie, goosie-gander!
What d'you say?"--"Say: 'Goose!'"--
"Ve'y well, go right along, Honey!
I tu'ns yō' years a-loose."
"Goosie, goosie, goosie-gander!
What d'you say?"--"Say: 'Gander'"
"Ve'y well. Come in de ring, Honey!
I'll pull yō' years way yander!"
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Goosie-Gander Play Rhyme.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/96/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “Goosie-Gander Play Rhyme.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/96/.
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