The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HIDE AND SEEK GAME

LAST NIGHT, NIGHT BEFORE,
TWENTY-FIVE ROBBERS AT MY DOOR.
I GOT UP LET THEM IN,
HIT 'EM IN THE HEAD WITH A ROLLING PIN;
TWO BOXES OF WASHING POWDER, TWO BARS OF SOAP,
ALL NOT READY CALL BILLY GOAT.

Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; MERIDIAN

Date learned: 09-00-1960