by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Stony Lonesome
Language: English
They done took Cordelia
Out to stony lonesome ground.
Done took Cordelia
To stony lonesome,
Laid her down.
They done put Cordelia
Underneath that
Grassless mound.
Ay-Lord!
Ay-Lord!
Ay-Lord!
She done left po' Buddy
To struggle by his self.
Po' Buddy Jones,
Yes, he's done been left.
She's out in stony lonesome,
Lordy! Sleepin' by herself.
Cordelia's
In stony
Lonesome
Ground!
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Stony Lonesome", from Selected Poems of Langston Hughes, first published 1959 [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 Frank W. Brazinski (b. 1932), "Stony Lonesome" [ baritone or tenor, unaccompanied ], from Names in Uphill Letters [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-21
Line count: 21
Word count: 61