We raise the wheat. Dey gib us de corn: We bake de bread, Dey gib us de crust We sif de meal, Dey gib us de skin; And dat's the way Dey take us in; We skim de pot, Dey gib us de liquor, We raise the wheat And say dat's good enough for nigger. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1914: 5. THE SOLDIER by RUPERT BROOKE THE MOTHER WATCH by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST ANTONIO by LAURA ELIZABETH HOWE RICHARDS TO A SKYLARK (1) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE POET'S TEAR by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |