656. It is unlucky to turn back for anything after you have set out to go anywhere. Prince Edward Island. 657. Returning to the house for something and starting again without sitting down is bad luck. Virginia. 658. I... Read more of Turning Back at Superstitions.caInformational Site Network Informational
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Stand Back Black Man[7]




From: DANCE RHYME SECTION

Oh!
Stan' back, black man,
You cain't shine;
Y[=o]' lips is too thick,
An' you hain't my k[=i]n'.

Aw!
Git 'way, black man,
You jes haint fine;
I'se done quit foolin'
Wid de nappy-headed kind.

Say?
Stan' back, black man!
Cain't you see
Dat a kinky-headed chap
Hain't nothin' side o' me?

[7] In a few places in the South, just following the Civil War, the
Mulattoes organized themselves into a little guild known as "The Blue
Vein Circle," from which those who were black were excluded. This is one
of their rhymes.





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