#Americans #Blacks
Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat Is deep with song, You do not think
Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long da… That I had to climb, that I had t… In order that the race might live… Look at my face —dark as the night…
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
My old man’s a white old man And my old mother’s black. If ever I cursed my white old man I take my curses back. If ever I cursed my black old mot…
I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all
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.
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,
I am God— Without one friend, Alone in my purity World without end. Below me young lovers
When the old junk man Death Comes to gather up our bodies And toss them into the sack of obl… I wonder if he will find The corpse of a white multi—millio…
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Harlem Sent him home in a long box— Too dead To know why:
God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
