Listen, dusky charmer, draw a little near
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Tropics After Dark
Song Cycle by Margaret Allison Bonds (1913 - 1972)
1. Chocolate Carmencita
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- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), copyright ©
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I’m a boulevard cowboy [ ... ]
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I’ve got two weeks vacation [ ... ]
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- by Aurnaud Wendell Bontemps (1902 - 1973), copyright ©
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Ain’t you heard about that music Chicago style [ ... ]
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