early in the mornin [ ... ]
The Black Experience
Song Cycle by David Nathaniel Baker, Jr. (b. 1931)
1. Early in the mornin'  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "early in the mornin", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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1 omitted by Baker
2 Baker: "if-a"
3 Baker: "gonna"
4 Baker: "down on"
5 Baker inserts "yeah yeah"
6 Baker: "a flyin'"
7 omitted by Baker
8 Baker: "as far"
9 Baker: "his shoes"
2. The rebel  [sung text checked 1 time]
When I/ die [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "The rebel", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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1 Baker: "I'm"
3. Status symbol  [sung text checked 1 time]
i/ Have Arrived [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "status symbol", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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1 Baker inserts "right on"
2 Baker: "and"
4. A good assassination should be quiet  [sung text checked 1 time]
he had [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "A good assassination should be quiet", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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1 Baker: "swing"
5. The insurgent  [sung text checked 1 time]
I take my freedom [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "The insurgent", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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1 In one of the text repetitions Baker has "fierce pride flows"
2 Baker: "blood blood not blood"
3 Baker: "lives"
6. I who would encompass millions  [sung text checked 1 time]
who would encompass [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "I who would encompass millions", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.7. The alarm clock  [sung text checked 1 time]
Alarm clock [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Mari Evans (b. 1923), "The alarm clock", appears in I am a Black Woman, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., first published 1970, copyright ©
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1 Baker: "morning"
2 Baker: "away" and in the text repetition "a long way"
3 Baker: "stood"