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Feb. 16th, 2006 10:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.
But it was High up there! It was high!
So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
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Date: 2006-02-16 08:07 pm (UTC)And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Hey! I never knew our Aunt's name was Langston Hughes
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Date: 2006-02-16 08:10 pm (UTC)