I would liken youTo a night without starsWere it not for your eyes.I would liken youTo a sleep without dreamsWere…
When I was home deSunshine seemed like gold.When I was home deSunshine seemed like gold.Since I come up North deWhole…
Night funeralIn Harlem:Where did they getThem two fine cars?Insurance man, he did not pay--His insurance lapsed the other day--Yet they…
Well, son, I'll tell you:Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.It's had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up,And…
Where is the Jim Crow sectionOn this merry-go-round,Mister, cause I want to ride?Down South where I come fromWhite and coloredCan't…
I worked for a woman,She wasn't mean--But she had a twelve-roomHouse to clean.Had to get breakfast,Dinner, and supper, too--Then take…
Let's go see Old AbeSitting in the marble and the moonlight,Sitting lonely in the marble and the moonlight,Quiet for ten…
Let America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking…
I could take the Harlem nightand wrap around you,Take the neon lights and make a crown,Take the Lenox Avenue busses,Taxis,…
I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat…