#Americans #Blacks
When you turn the corner And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left
Tell all my mourners To mourn in red — Cause there ain’t no sense In my bein’ dead.
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.
Fine living . . . a la carte? Come to the Waldorf—Astoria! LISTEN HUNGRY ONES! Look! See what Vanity Fair says… new Waldorf—Astoria:
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
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…
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!
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 would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
In places like Selma, Alabama, Kids say, In places like Chicago and New York...
I know I am The Negro Problem Being wined and dined, Answering the usual questions That come to white mind
The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun.
It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun—
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
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…
