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

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

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...

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,

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

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

We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark

I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand

Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is… (America never was America to me.…

Remember The days of bondage— And remembering— Do not stand still. Go to the highest hill

Goin’ down the road, Lawd, Goin’ down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody