Carolina QuotesIt is cruel for a woman with her man gone, An' the younguns allus hungry, an' winter comin' on.
DuBose Heyward Carolinian
Source
"Black Christmas"
- work
- Skylines and Horizons (1924)
- year
- 1924
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“It is cruel for a woman with her man gone, An' the younguns …” DuBose Heyward. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-575710A912. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/575710a912
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