Good Morning! A Cycle of Six Songs for High Voice

Song Cycle by John Woods Duke (1899 - 1984)

1. Good morning!

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2. Walking in the rain  [sung text not yet checked]

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Walking in the rain
By myself all alone,
Without anybody here
To notice where I go,
Without any worry
Over when to start home,
Walking in the rain
With the cool coming at me
Like an old friend, softly,
Like maybe a lover
Whispering to me, Hush,
Be still, breathe deep,
Walking in the rain
By myself all alone
Is having all the warm world
Secretly inside me
All the cool while,
All, all the wet way.

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3. Those great clouds there

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4. Water that falls and runs away  [sung text not yet checked]

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Water that falls and runs away,
You are my friend, you talk to me.
Where you come from, where you go,
You never tell me, though I know.

What are you saying then all day,
Over and down and away and away?
For I do listen, my sweet friend,
And will until the worlds end;

Nor do I beg you to declare
More than sky does, more than air,
Where you come from, where you go,
Which I only dream I know.

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5. Listen to us, the leaves say

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6. Merry‑go‑round  [sung text not yet checked]

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Horses in front of me,
Horses behind,
But mine is the best one,
He never looks down.

He rises and falls
As if there were waves,
But he never goes under,
Oh, music, oh, mine.

He is steady and strong,
And he knows I am here,
He says he is glad
That I picked him to ride.

But he hasn't a name.
I told him my own,
And he only went faster,
Oh, music, oh, mine.

Around and around,
And the people out there
Don't notice how happy
I am, I am.

The others are too,
But I am the most,
The most, the most,
Oh, music, oh, mine.

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