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2 and 2 are 4. 4 and 4 are 8. But what would happen If the last 4 was late? And how would it be
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…
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves
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,
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
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!
The gold moth did not love him So, gorgeous, she flew away. But the gray moth circled the flam… Until the break of day. And then, with wings like a dead d…
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
Love Is a ripe plum Growing on a purple tree. Taste it once And the spell of its enchantment
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
You sicken me with lies, With truthful lies. And with your pious faces. And your wide, out—stretched, mock—welcome, Christian hands.