#Americans #Blacks
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
Goin’ down the road, Lawd, Goin’ down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody
Harlem Sent him home in a long box— Too dead To know why:
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
I’m all alone in this world, she s… Ain’t got nobody to share my bed, Ain’t got nobody to hold my hand— The truth of the matter’s I ain’t got no man.
I got to leave this town. It’s a lonesome place. Got to leave this town cause It’s a lonesome place. A po’, po’ boy can’t
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
Being walkers with the dawn and mo… Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night, Nor days of gloom, Nor darkness—
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
When a man starts out with nothing… When a man starts out with his han… Empty, but clean, When a man starts to build a world… He starts first with himself
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh,
