#Americans #Blacks
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
The calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss.
In an envelope marked: PERSONAL God addressed me a letter. In an envelope marked: PERSONAL
From Christ to Ghandi Appears this truth— St. Francis of Assisi Proves it, too: Goodness becomes grandeur
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
How still, How strangely still The water is today, It is not good For water
Let’s go see Old Abe Sitting in the marble and the moon… Sitting lonely in the marble and t… Quiet for ten thousand centuries,… Quiet for a million, million years…
The census man, The day he came round, Wanted my name To put it down. I said, Johnson,
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
