Langston Hughes (February 01, 1902 – May 22, 1967) Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,I heard a Negro play.Down on Lenox Avenue the other nightBy the pale dull pallor of an old gas lightHe did a lazy sway . . .He did a lazy sway . . .To the …
Nina Simone – Four Women
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone My skin is black my arms are long My hair is woolly my back is strong Strong enough to take the pain inflicted again and again What do they call me? My name is Aunt Sarah My name is Aunt …
Leonard Cohen – Going Home
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) I love to speak with Leonard He’s a sportsman and a shepherd He’s a lazy bastard Living in a suit But he does say what I tell him Even though it isn’t welcome He will never have the freedom To refuse He will speak these …
Leonard Cohen – Light As The Breeze
Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) She stands before you naked You can see it, you can taste it And she comes to you light as the breeze Now you can drink it or you can nurse it It don't matter how you worship As long as you're Down on your …
