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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
50-50, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I'm all alone in this world, she said
Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston
Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks
First Line: I'm all alone in this world, she said
Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston
Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks
I'm all alone in this world, she said,
Ain't got nobody to share my bed,
Ain't got nobody to hold my hand-
The truth of the matter's
I ain't got no man.
Big Boy opened his mouth and said,
Trouble with you is
You ain't got no head!
If you had a head and used your mind
You could have me with you
All the time.
She answered, Babe, what must I do?
He said, Share your bed-
And your money, too.
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