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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG, by FREDERICK DOUGLASS First Line: We raise the wheat Last Line: And say dat's good enough for nigger. Alternate Author Name(s): Bailey, Frederick Augustus Washington | |||
We raise the wheat. Dey gib us de corn: We bake de bread, Dey gib us de crust We sif de meal, Dey gib us de skin; And dat's the way Dey take us in; We skim de pot, Dey gib us de liquor, We raise the wheat And say dat's good enough for nigger. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH OF STONEWALL JACKSON by HENRY LYNDEN FLASH ODE TO THE MAGUIRE by EOCHADH O'HUSSEY THE CARD-DEALER by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI EXTEMPORE LINES IN ANSWER TO A CARD by ROBERT BURNS FOUR EPISTLES: MIRACLE AT THE FEAST OF PENTECOST: 2 by JOHN BYROM SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 49 by BLISS CARMAN |
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