#Americans #Blacks
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
The gold moth did not love him So, gorgeous, she flew away. But the gray moth circled the flam… Until the break of day. And then, with wings like a dead d…
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
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?
You sicken me with lies, With truthful lies. And with your pious faces. And your wide, out—stretched, mock—welcome, Christian hands.
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head w… Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the… The rain makes running pools in th…
been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.
I woke up this mornin’ ’Bout half-past three. All the womens in town Was gathered round me. Sweet gals was a-moanin’,
I know I am The Negro Problem Being wined and dined, Answering the usual questions That come to white mind
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!
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people