Wake by Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes

(February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967 / Missouri)

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Tell all my mourners
To mourn in red --
Cause there ain't no sense
In my bein' dead.

Langston Hughes

Submitted Date

Friday, January 03, 2003

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Thomas Oliver (1/9/2009 12:27:00 AM)

I'll put this to a 12 bar blues together with some Dylan Thomas if I can get permission.

Marcuso Silvasi (2/18/2008 10:20:00 PM)

hmmm........................

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