#AmericanWriters
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat Is deep with song, You do not think
I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a cr… Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways,
2 and 2 are 4. 4 and 4 are 8. But what would happen If the last 4 was late? And how would it be
When Susanna Jones wears red her face is like an ancient cameo Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumphets, J… When Susanna Jones wears red
You sicken me with lies, With truthful lies. And with your pious faces. And your wide, out—stretched, mock—welcome, Christian hands.
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
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…
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
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 sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
In an envelope marked: PERSONAL God addressed me a letter. In an envelope marked: PERSONAL