Oh! De Bullfrog Tried for to Court de Alligator
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Oh! De Bullfrog Tried for to Court de Alligator
Oh! The Bullfrog Tried to Court The Alligator
Rhyme
Rhyme
(Historical Black American English)
(English)
Oh! de Bullfrog tried for to court de Alligator
He hopped upon a log, and offered her a tater.
Oh! De alligator grin, an'den she try to blush,
An de bullfrog cried out, "Oh, do hush!"
Oh! The Bullfrog tried to court the Alligator
He hopped upon a log, and offered her a tater*.
Oh! The alligator grinned, and then she tried to blush,
An the bullfrog cried out, "Oh, do hush!"
Notes
*Slang for potato.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This can be found in The Journal of American Folklore. Originally from the manuscript of Dr. Herrington (1909).
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