Black-eyed Peas For Luck
From:
ONE NEGRO THEME SUNG WITH "FROG WENT A-COURTING"
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.
[46] This last stanza embodies one of the old superstitions.
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