by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Evenin' air blues
Language: English
Folks, I come up North Cause they told me de North was fine I come up North Cause they told me de North was fine Been up here six months I'm about to lose my mind. This mornin' for breakfast I chawed de mornin' air This morin' for breakfast Chawed de mornin' air But this evenin' for supper, I got evenin' air to spare Believe I'll do a little dancin Just to drive my blues away A little dancin' To drive my blues away, Cause when I'm dancin' De blues forgets to stay. But if you was to ask me How the blues they come to be, Says if you was to ask me How the blues they come to be You wouldn't need to ask me: Just look at me and see!
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Evenin' air blues", appears in Shakespeare in Harlem, first published 1942 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Lucille E. Goodloe , "Evenin' air blues", published 1951 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 133