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Слушать(AI)An Explanation
Look heah! 'Splain to me de
Why you said to Squire Lee,
Der wuz twelve ole chicken
In dis heah town, includin' me.
Ef he tole you dat, my brudder,
He said sump'n dat warn't true;
W'at I said wuz dis, dat der
Twelve, widout includin' you.
Oh! . . . !—
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist G
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