Joe And Malinda Jane

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Title:     Joe And Malinda Jane
Author: Thomas W. Talley [More Titles by Talley]

Ole Joe jes swore upon 'is life
He'd make Merlindy Jane 'is wife.
W'en she hear 'im up 'is love an' tell,
She jumped in a bar'l o' mussel shell.
She scrape 'er back till de skin come off.
Nex' day she die wid de Whoopin' Cough.

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Thomas W. Talley's poem: Joe And Malinda Jane

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