by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967)
Madam's Calling Cards
Language: English
I had some cards printed The other day. They cost me more Than I wanted to pay. I told the man I wasn't no mint But I hankered to see My name in print. MADAM JOHNSON, ALBERTA K. He said, Your name looks good Madam'd that way. Shall I use Old English Or a Roman letter? I said, Use American. American's better. There's nothing foreign to my pedigree: Alberta K. Johnson -- American that's me.
Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1901 - 1967), "Madam's Calling Cards" [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 Betty Roe (b. 1930), "Madam's Calling Cards", published 1992 [ soprano and contrabass ], from Three Madam Songs, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 74