#Americans #Blacks
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
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
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 worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean— But she had a twelve—room House to clean. Had to get breakfast,
He glides so swiftly Back into the grass— Gives me the courtesy of road To let me pass, That I am half ashamed
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
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…
When a man starts out with nothing… When a man starts out with his han… Empty, but clean, When a man starts to build a world… He starts first with himself
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.
God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise
I got to leave this town. It’s a lonesome place. Got to leave this town cause It’s a lonesome place. A po’, po’ boy can’t
When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry— That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
I catch the pattern Of your silence Before you speak I do not need To hear a word.
Love Is a ripe plum Growing on a purple tree. Taste it once And the spell of its enchantment
