by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Song for a Dark Girl
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Language: English
Way Down South in Dixie (Break the heart of me) They hung my dark young lover To a crossroads tree. Way Down South in Dixie (Bruised body high in air) I asked the white Lord Jesus What was the use of prayer. Way Down South in Dixie (Break the heart of me) Love is a naked shadow On a gnarled and naked tree.
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- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Song for a Dark Girl", appears in Fine Clothes to the Jew, first published 1927 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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