Injun flea, bit my knee; Kaze I wouldn' drink ginger tea. Flea bite hard, flea bite quick; Flea bite burn lak dat seed tick. Hit dat flea, flea not dere. I'se so mad I pulls my hai...
Ole Molly Cottontail, At night, w'en de moon's pale; You don't fail to tu'n tail, You always gives me leg bail.[2] Molly in de Bramble-brier, Let me git a little nigher; Prickly-pe...
Ten liddle Niggers, a-eatin', fat an' fine; One choke hisse'f to death, an' dat lef' nine. Nine liddle Niggers, dey sot up too late; One sleep hisse'f to death, an' dat lef' eight....
I loves coffee, an' I loves tea. I axes you, Vinie, does you love me? My day's study's Vinie, an' my midnight dreams, My apples, my peaches, my tunnups, an' greens. Oh, I wants dat...
A man o' words an' not o' deeds, Is lak a gyarden full o' weeds. De weeds 'gin to grow Lak a gyarden full o' snow. De snow 'gin to fly Lak a eagle in de sky. De sky 'gin to roar La...
I'se off from Richmon' sooner in de mornin'. I'se off from Richmon' bef[=o]' de break o' day. I slips off from Mosser widout pass an' warnin' Fer I mus' see my Donie wharever she m...
Love is jes a thing o' fancy, Beauty's jes a blossom; If you wants to git y[=o]' finger bit, Stick it at a 'possum. Beauty, it's jes skin deep; Ugly, it's to de bone. Beauty, it'll...
Ole Br'er Ben's a mighty good ole man, He don't steal chickens lak he useter. He went down de chicken roos' las' Friday night, An' tuck off a dominicker rooster. Dere's ole Sis Sal...
Walk, talk, chicken wid y[=o]' head pecked! You can crow w'en youse been dead. Walk, talk, chicken wid y[=o]' head pecked! You can h[=o]l' high y[=o]' bloody head. You's whooped da...
As I went down To Shiloh Town; I rolled my barrel of Sogrum down. Dem lasses rolled; An' de hoops, dey bust; An' blowed dis Nigger clear to Thundergust!
I'se gwine out on de Anchor Line, Dinah! I won't git back 'fore de summer time, Dinah! W'en I come back be "dead in line," I'se gwineter bring you a dollar an' a dime, Shore as I g...
Wild goose gallop an' gander trot; Walk about, Mistiss, on top o' de pot! Hog jowl bilin', an' tunnup greens hot, Walk about, Billie, on top o' de pot! Chitlins, hog years, all on...
You'se made me weep, you'se made me mourn, You'se made me tears an' sorrow. So far' you well, my pretty liddle gal, I'se gwine away to-morrow.
De Lawd made man, an' de man made money. De Lawd made de bees, an' de bees made honey. De Lawd made ole Satan, an' ole Satan he make sin. Den de Lawd, He make a liddle hole to put...
Samson, shout! Samson, moan! Samson, bring on y[=o]' Jawbone. Jawbone, walk! Jawbone, talk! Jawbone, eat wid a knife an fo'k. Walk, Jawbone! Jinny, come alon'! Yon'er goes Sally wi...
Sheep an' goat gwine to de paster; Says de goat to de sheep: "Cain't you walk a liddle faster?" De sheep says: "I cain't, I'se a liddle too full." Den de goat say: "You can wid my...
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'...
W'at is dat a wukin At y[=o]' han' bill on de wall, So's y[=o]' sperit, it cain't res', An' a gemmun's heat, it call? Is you lookin' fer sweeter berries Growin' on a higher bush? A...
A, B, C, Doubled down D; I'se so lazy you cain't see me. A, B, C, Doubled down D Lazy Chilluns gits hick'ry tea. A, B, C, Doubled down D, Dat "cat's" in de cupboard an' hid. You se...
Well: I walked de roads, till de roads git muddy. I talked to dat pretty gal, till I couldn' stan' study. Den: I say: "Love me liddle," I say; "Love me long." I say: "Let dat liddl...
If you frowns, an' I frowns, W'en we goes out togedder; Den all de t'other folks aroun' Will say: "De rain is fallin' down Right in de sunshine wedder!" "LET'S MARRY" COURTSHIP (A...
Shoo! Shoo! What'll I do? Run three mile an' buckle my shoe? No! No! I'se gwineter go, An' kill dat chicken on my fl[=o]'. Oh! My! Chicken pie! Sen' fer de Doctah, I mought die. Ch...
(A proposal of marriage with its acceptance) Kind Miss: I'se on de stage o' action, Pleadin' hard fer satisfaction, Pleadin' 'fore de time-thief late; Darfore, Ma'm, now, [35]"crav...
We are indebted for this Baluba rhyme to Dr. and Mrs. William H. Sheppard, pioneer missionaries under the Southern Presbyterian Church. The little production comes from Congo, Afri...
Green oak tree! Rocky'o! Green oak tree! Rocky'o! Call dat one you loves, who it may be, To come an' set by de side o' me. "Will you hug 'im once an' kiss 'im twice?" "W'y! I would...
De June-bug's got de golden wing, De Lightning-bug de flame; De Bedbug's got no wing at all, But he gits dar jes de same. De Punkin-bug's got a punkin smell, De Squash-bug smells d...
Dem white folks set up in a Dinin' Room An' dey charve dat mutton an' lam'. De Nigger, he set 'hind de kitchen door, An' he eat up de good sweet ham. Dem white folks, dey set up an...
De ole hen she cackled, An' stayed down in de bo'n. She git fat an' sassy, A-eatin' up de co'n. De ole hen she cackled, Git great long yaller laigs. She swaller down de oats, But I...
Sail away, ladies! Sail away! Sail away, ladies! Sail away! Nev' min' what dem white folks say, May de Mighty bless you. Sail away! Nev' min' what y[=o]' daddy say, Shake y[=o]' li...
Uh-huh: "Now I lays me down to sleep!"-- While dead oudles o' bedbugs 'round me creep,-- Well: If dey bites me bef[=o]' "I" wake, I hopes "deir" ole jawbones'll break.