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She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are w… Her bandage hides two festering so… That once perhaps were eyes.
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal… It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,
God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered!
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune, Rocking back and forth to a mellow… I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other ni… By the pale dull pallor of an old…
Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry—go—round, Mister, cause I want to ride? Down South where I come from White and colored
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
I woke up this mornin’ ’Bout half-past three. All the womens in town Was gathered round me. Sweet gals was a-moanin’,
It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun—
'Me an’ ma baby’s Got two mo’ ways, Two mo’ ways to do de Charleston!… Da, da, Da, da, da!
Now dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs To the singers.