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YOU CAN'T RHUMBOOGIE IN A BALL AND CHAIN by ALICE FULTON

Poem Explanation

First Line: YOU CALLED THE BLUES' LOOSE BLACK BELLY LOVER
Last Line: "“It’s your shade, this blood dress,” we say. “It’s you."
Subject(s): JAZZ; JOPLIN, JANIS (1943-1970); MUSIC & MUSICIANS;
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