Black-Eyed Peas For Luck

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Title:     Black-Eyed Peas For Luck
Author: Thomas W. Talley [More Titles by Talley]

One time I went a-huntin',
I heared dat 'possum sneeze.
I hollered back to Susan Ann:
"Put on a pot o' peas."

Dat good ole 'lasses candy,
What makes de eyeballs shine,
Wid 'possum peas an' taters,
Is my dish all de time.

[46]Dem black-eyed peas is lucky;
When e't on New Year's day,
You always has sweet taters,
An' 'possum come your way.

FOOTNOTE
[46] This last stanza embodies one of the old superstitions.

[The end]
Thomas W. Talley's poem: Black-Eyed Peas For Luck

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