I Wouldn't Marry A Yellow Or A White Negro Girl

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Title:     I Wouldn't Marry A Yellow Or A White Negro Girl
Author: Thomas W. Talley [More Titles by Talley]

[21]I Wouldn't Marry a Yellow Or a White Negro Girl

I sho' loves dat gal dat dey calls Sally [22]"Black,"
An' I sorter loves some of de res';
I first loves de gals fer lovin' me,
Den I loves myse'f de bes'.

I wouldn' marry dat yaller Nigger gal,
An' I'll tell you de reason why:
Her neck's drawed out so stringy an' long,
I'se afeared she 'ould never die.

I wouldn' marry dat White Nigger gal,
(Fer gracious sakes!) dis is why:
Her nose look lak a kittle spout;
An' her skin, it hain't never dry.

FOOTNOTE
[21] For discussion see Study in Negro Folk Rhymes.

[22] "Black" here is not the real name. This name is applied because of the complexion of the girls to whom it was sung.

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Thomas W. Talley's poem: I Wouldn't Marry A Yellow Or A White Negro Girl

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