Mr. Buzzard, Don't Yo' Fly So High
This rhyme is about the belief that it was going to rain when redheaded buzzards flew high up. When people saw these birds, they'd call out…
Mr. Buzzard, Don't Yo' Fly So High
Mr. Buzzard, Don't You Fly So High
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme
(Historical Black American English)
(English)
Oh, Mr. Buzzard, don't yo' fly so high,
Yo' can't get yo' livin' flyin' in de sky
Oh, Mr. Buzzard, don't you fly so high,
You can't get your living flying in the sky.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This rhyme can be found in Animal and Plant Lore (1899) by F.D. Bergen. It was recited in Maryland.
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