THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS

CONTINUE
MELody

I'VE KNOWN RIVERS:

I'VE KNOWN RIVERS ANCIENTS THE WORLD AND OLDER
THAN THE FLOW OF HUMAN BLOOD IN HUMAN VINES.

MY SOUL HAS GROWN DEEP LIKE THE RIVERS.

I BATHED IN THE TUPHATES WHEN DAWNS WERE YOUNG.

I BUILT MY HUT NEAR THE CONGO AND IT LULLED ME
TO SLEEP.

I LOOKED UPON THE NILE AND RAISED THE PYRAMIDS
ABOVE IT.

I HEARD THE SINGING OF THE MISSISSIPPI WHEN BE
LINCOLN WENT DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS, AND I'VE
SEEN ITS MUDDY BOSOM TURN ALL GOLDEN IN THE
SUNSET.

I'VE KNOWN RIVERS:

ANCIENT, DUSKY RIVERS.

MELODY UP
STRONG TO
ENDING

THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS

CONTINUE
MELODY

I'VE KNOWN RIVERS:

I'VE KNOWN RIVERS ANCIENT AS THE WORLD AND OLDER
THAN THE FLOW OF HUMAN BLOOD IN HUMANS.

I BUILT MY HUT NEAR THE CONGO AND IT WULLED ME
TO SLEEP.

I'VE KNOWN RIVERS:

ANCIENT, DUSKY RIVERS.

MELODY UP
STRONG TO
ENDING