Ballad of Sugar Booger & Ellie Mae

Matthew Kenneth Gray
2 min readJul 13, 2020

A Tale about a Southern Couple

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She called him Sugar Booger
‘n he didn’t mind one bit
He wasn’t rich or very poor
He was heavier ‘n not so fit

They got along like best friends
Grew closer with each passing day
Yeah, she called him Sugar Booger
and her name was Ellie Mae

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Matthew Kenneth Gray

Columnist, “Redbird Country — Essays from the Midwest.” I also write lyrics and poetry regularly.