Three Dream Portraits: 1. Minstrel Man
Margaret Bonds, Langston Hughes
[Verse 1]
Because my mouth is wide with laughter
And my throat is deep with song
You do not think I suffer
After I have held my pain so long
[Verse 2]
Because my mouth is wide with laughter
You do not hear my inner cry
Because my feet are gay with dancing
You do not know I die
You do not know I die