It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down

In places like Selma, Alabama, Kids say, In places like Chicago and New York...

Fine living . . . a la carte? Come to the Waldorf—Astoria! LISTEN HUNGRY ONES! Look! See what Vanity Fair says… new Waldorf—Astoria:

My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a

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…

You sicken me with lies, With truthful lies. And with your pious faces. And your wide, out—stretched, mock—welcome, Christian hands.

I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,

Harlem Sent him home in a long box— Too dead To know why:

Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!