#Americans #Blacks
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
I look at the world From awakening eyes in a black fac… And this is what I see: This fenced—off narrow space Assigned to me.
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,
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
When I get to be a composer I’m gonna write me some music abou… Daybreak in Alabama And I’m gonna put the purtiest so… Rising out of the ground like a sw…
Now dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs To the singers.
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
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,
Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple?
By what sends the white kids I ain’t sent: I know I can’t be President.
Oh, silver tree! Oh, shining rivers of the soul! In a Harlem cabaret Six long—headed jazzers play. A dancing girl whose eyes are bold
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the w… flow of human blood in human veins My soul has grown deep like the ri… I bathed in the Euphrates when da…