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Tropics After Dark

Song Cycle by Margaret Allison Bonds (1913 - 1972)

1. Chocolate Carmencita

Language: English 
Listen, dusky charmer, draw a little near
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  • by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), copyright ©

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2. Cowboy from South Parkway  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
I’m a boulevard cowboy
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  • by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), copyright ©

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3. I’ll Make You Savvy Somehow

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4. Lonely Little Maiden by the Sea
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
I’ve got two weeks vacation
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  • by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), copyright ©
  • by Aurnaud Wendell Bontemps (1902 - 1973), copyright ©

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5. Market day in Martinique

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6. Pretty little flower of the tropics

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7. Sweet nothings in Spanish

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  • by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), copyright ©

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8. Voo doo man

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9. The way we dance in Chicago/Harlem
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Ain’t you heard about that music Chicago style
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  • by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), copyright ©

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10. When the Sun Goes Down in Rhumba Land

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