by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Dollar and a half a day
Language: English
A dollar and a half is a poor man's pay. Lowlands, lowlands away, my John. A dollar and a half, it won't clear my way. My dollar and a half a day. Five dollars a day is a white man's pay. Lowlands, lowlands away, my John. Five dollars a day is a white man's pay. My dollar and a half a day. But a dollar and a half is a nigger's pay. Lowlands, lowlands, eye-oh. But a dollar and a half is a nigger's pay. My dollar and a half a day. The nigger he works both night and day. Way. The nigger he works both night and day. My dollar and a half a day. Five dollars a day is a white man's pay. Lowlands, lowlands away, my John. But a dollar and a half is a poor man's pay. My dollar and a half a day.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882 - 1961), "Dollar and a half a day" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-10
Line count: 20
Word count: 148