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leonard bernstein - i, too, sing america / okay negroes lyrics

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[baritone]
i, too, sing america
i am the darker brother

[mezzo]
okay, okay, okay negroes
american negroes
american negroes

[baritone]
they send me to eat in the kitchen

[mezzo]
looking for milk

[baritone]
when company comes

[mezzo]
crying out loud

[baritone]
but i laugh
and eat well

[mezzo]
in the nursery of freedomland

[baritone]
and grow strong

[mezzo]
the rides are rough

[baritone]
tomorrow
i’ll sit at the table
when company comes
n0body’ll dare
say to me
“eat in the kitchen,”
then

[mezzo]
tell me where you got that image
of a male white mammy
god is vague and he don’t take no sides

[baritone]
besides
they’ll see how beautiful i am
and be ashamed —

[mezzo]
you think clean fingernails crossed legs a smile
shined shoes
a crucifix around your neck
good manners
no more noise
you think who’s gonna give you something?
you think who’s gonna give you something?

[baritone]
i, too, am america

[mezzo]
come a little closer
where you from?

[baritone]
i, too, am america
tomorrow i’ll sit at the table

[mezzo]
come a little closer
where you from?

- leonard bernstein lyrics

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