The New Negro by Alain Locke

Author:Alain Locke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Touchstone

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1. “Tappin” and “Brer Buzzard” were collected by Mr. Fauset in the South, August, 1925.

B’RER RABBIT FOOLS BUZZARD

ONCE upon a time B’rer Rabbit an’ B’rer Buzzard. Buzzard say gonna shut up Rabbit five days until he starve to death. So he put him in a hole an’ cover him up. Every day he come to him an’ sing:

Diddledum-diddledum-day-day

Young man, I’m here.

B’rer Rabbit he sing it after him. Did that five days. Every day Rabbit gittin’ lower an’ lower. B’rer Buzzard come ’round an’ sing louder an’ louder:

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