Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,

I am God— Without one friend, Alone in my purity World without end. Below me young lovers

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head w… Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the… The rain makes running pools in th…

Have you dug the spill Of Sugar Hill? Cast your gims On this sepia thrill: Brown sugar lassie,

You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves

Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass

The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people

I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh,

I went to the Gypsy’s. Gypsy settin’ all alone. I said, Tell me, Gypsy, When will my gal be home? Gypsy said, Silver,

Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.

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,

In an envelope marked: PERSONAL God addressed me a letter. In an envelope marked: PERSONAL