Langston Hughes Song Cycle

Song Cycle by Alonso Malik Pirio (b. c1992)

1. Abe Lincoln  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Well, I know
You had a hard time in your life.
And I know
You knew what hard times meant.
And I guess you understood
That most folks ain’t much good,
And as soon as good things come,
They went.
But I think you hoped
Some folks sometimes would act
Somewhat according to the fact
That black or white
Ain’t just white
Or black.

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