#Americans #Blacks
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
I woke up this mornin’ ’Bout half-past three. All the womens in town Was gathered round me. Sweet gals was a-moanin’,
I am God— Without one friend, Alone in my purity World without end. Below me young lovers
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.
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
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
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
I take my dreams and make of them… and a round fountain with a beauti… And a song with a broken heart and… Do you understand my dreams? Sometimes you say you do,
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
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves
How still, How strangely still The water is today, It is not good For water
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
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…
