Talley. Getting Ten Negro Boys Together

From Negro Folk Rhymes by Thomas Talley.



GETTING TEN NEGRO BOYS TOGETHER

One liddle Nigger boy whistle an' stew,
He whistle up anudder Nigger an' dat make two.

Two liddle Nigger boys shuck de apple tree,
Down fall anudder Nigger, an' dat make three.

Three liddle Nigger boys, a-wantin' one more,
Never has no trouble a-gittin' up four.

Four liddle Nigger boys, dey cain't drive.
Dey hire a Nigger hack boy, an' dat make five.

Five liddle Niggers, bein' calcullated men,
Call anudder Nigger 'piece an' dat make ten.


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