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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL, by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN First Line: Ezeekiel saw de wheel Last Line: "dis ole worl' gwine reel an' rock, / 'way in de middle ob de air" Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music;black Songs; Negro Spirituals | |||
Ezekiel saw de wheel, 'Way up in de middle ob de air, Ezekiel saw de wheel, 'Way in de middle ob de air; An' de little wheel run by faith, An' de big wheel run by de grace ob God, 'Tis a wheel in a wheel, 'Way in de middle ob de air. Some go to church fo' to sing an' shout, 'Way in de middle ob de air; Befo' six months dey are all turned out, 'Way in de middle ob de air. Let me tell you what a hypocrit'll do, 'Way in de middle ob de air; He'll talk 'bout me an' he'll talk 'bout yo', 'Way in de middle ob de air. One o' dese days, 'bout twelve o'clock, 'Way in de middle ob de air; Dis ole worl' gwine reel an' rock, 'Way in de middle ob de air. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A NEGRO SONG OF HOME by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KING PLANTATION HYMN by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DERE'S NO HIDIN' PLACE DOWN DERE by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN NOBODY KNOWS DE TROUBLE I'VE HAD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN WERE YOU THERE WHEN THEY CRUCIFIED MY LORD by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: ROLL, JORDAN, ROLL" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN "BLACK SPIRITUAL: SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT (1)" by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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