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Destinies Of Good And Bad Children

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Title:     Destinies Of Good And Bad Children
Author: Thomas W. Talley [More Titles by Talley]

One, two, three, fō', five, six, seben;
All de good chilluns goes to Heaben.
All de bad chilluns goes below,
To [44]segashuate wid ole man [45]Joe.

One, two, three, fō', five, six, seben, eight;
All de good chilluns goes in de Pearly Gate.
But all de bad chilluns goes the Broad Road below,
To segashuate wid ole man Joe.


FOOTNOTES
[44] Segashuate means associate with.

[45] Read first stanza of "Sheep Shell Corn," to know of ole man Joe.




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Thomas W. Talley's poem: Destinies Of Good And Bad Children

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