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The Willow's Song

The Willow's Song The Willow's Song John D. Douglass Appalachian Heritage, Volume 9, Number 4, Fall 1981, p. 33 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1981.0011 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/439360/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 22:12 GMT from JHU Libraries I had to do when I got home. We had to run home, to do what we had to do. During lunch time we had to go pick blackberries and didn't even have that time off. I remember sandspurs. We had to go out to a well to wash, it was a long way and those sandspurs would stick our feet. That was in Eastman, Georgia. I don't regret none of it. Now I know what it is all about. I learnt me what it is all about. I had to do what I had to do. I'm glad of it. THE WILLOW'S SONG He came down the moist bank He sits and whips the Water with willow leaves. Taking hold of a willow tear To keep his balance And will he Sliding to a stop Feet in creek mud Get across this creek Branch in hand. Into town and back again To sit http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

The Willow's Song

Douglass, John D.
Appalachian Review , Volume 9 (4) – Jan 8, 2014
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The Willow's Song John D. Douglass Appalachian Heritage, Volume 9, Number 4, Fall 1981, p. 33 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1981.0011 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/439360/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 22:12 GMT from JHU Libraries I had to do when I got home. We had to run home, to do what we had to do. During lunch time we had to go pick blackberries and didn't even have that time off. I remember sandspurs. We had to go out to a well to wash, it was a long way and those sandspurs would stick our feet. That was in Eastman, Georgia. I don't regret none of it. Now I know what it is all about. I learnt me what it is all about. I had to do what I had to do. I'm glad of it. THE WILLOW'S SONG He came down the moist bank He sits and whips the Water with willow leaves. Taking hold of a willow tear To keep his balance And will he Sliding to a stop Feet in creek mud Get across this creek Branch in hand. Into town and back again To sit

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Published: Jan 8, 2014

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