I'll Get You Rabbit
I'll Get You Rabbit
I'll Get You Rabbit
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme
(Historical Black American English)
(English)
Rabbit! Rabbit!
You'se got a mighty habit,
A-runnin' through de grass,
Eatin' up my cabbages;
But I'll git you shore at las'.
Rabbit! Rabbit!
Ole rabbit in de bottoms,
A-playin' in de san',
By to-morrow mornin',
You'll be in my fryin' pan.
Rabbit! Rabbit!
You've got a mighty habit,
A-running through the grass,
Eating up my cabbages;
But I'll get you for sure at last.
Rabbit! Rabbit!
Old rabbit in the bottoms*,
A-playing in the sand,
By tomorrow morning,
You'll be in my frying pan.
Notes
*Valley, dale or area along a river
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This rhyme can be found in Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise and Otherwise, with a Study by Thomas W. Talley of Fisk University (1922).
Standard English version by Lisa Yannucci.
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