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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BOUND NO'TH BLUES, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Goin' down the road, lawd Last Line: Fit fer a hoppin' toad. Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Subject(s): African Americans; Blues (mood); Music & Musicians; Negroes; American Blacks | |||
Goin' down the road, Lawd, Goin' down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody To help me carry this load. Road's in front o' me, Nothin' to do but walk. Road's in front o' me, Walk ... an' walk ... an' walk. I'd like to meet a good friend To come along an' talk. Hates to be lonely, Lawd, I hates to be sad. Says I hates to be lonely, Hates to be lonely an' sad, But ever' friend you finds seems Like they try to do you bad. Road, road, road, O! Road, road ... road ... road, road! Road, road, road, O! On the no'thern road. These Mississippi towns ain't Fit fer a hoppin' toad. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL GYPSY MAN by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES |
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