Southern gentle lady, Do not swoon. They've just hung a black man In the dark of the moon. They've hung a black man To a roadside tree In the dark of the moon For the world to see How Dixie protects Its white womanhood. Southern gentle lady, Be good! Be good!
Shadow of the blues
Song Cycle by John Musto (b. 1954)
1. Silhouette  [sung text checked 1 time]
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- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Silhouette", appears in One-Way Ticket, first published 1949
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Researcher for this page: John Musto2. Litany  [sung text checked 1 time]
Gather up In the arms of your pity The sick, the depraved, The desperate, the tired, All the scum Of our weary city Gather up In the arms of your pity. Gather up In the arms of your love -- Those who expect No love from above.
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- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Prayer", appears in Fields of Wonder, first published 1947
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Island  [sung text checked 1 time]
Wave of sorrow Do not drown me now: I see the island Still ahead somehow. I see the island And its sands are fair: Wave of sorrow Take me there.
Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)
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Researcher for this page: John Musto4. Could be  [sung text checked 1 time]
Could be Hastings Street, Or Lenox Avenue, Could be Eighteenth & Vine And still be true. Could be Fifth & Mound, Could be Rampart. When you pawned my watch You pawned my heart. Could be you love me, Could be [that] you don't. Might be that you'll come back, Like as not you won't. Hastings Street is weary, Also Lenox Avenue. Any place is dreary Without my watch and you.
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- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967)
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