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Richard Cory by Paul Simon
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They say that Richard Cory owns one half of this whole town, With political connections to spread his wealth around. Born into society, a banker's only child, He had everything a man could want: power, grace and style. But I work in his factory And I curse the life I'm living And I curse my poverty And I wish that I could be, Oh, I wish that I could be, Oh, I wish that I could be Richard Cory.
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Movement started in the 1950s Poets write about their own personal experience in an open, direct style Examples: Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath
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Papa was a Rolling Stone
by The Temptations
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It was the third of September; that day I'll always remember, 'cause that was the day that my daddy died. I never got a chance to see him;never heard nothin' but bad things about him. Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth.(Spoken)Mama just looked at him and said, "Son,(Sung)Papa was a rollin' stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home. And when his died, All he left us was alone.” Verse 2 Hey, mama, I heard Papa call himself a jack of all trades. Tell me, is that what sent Papa to an early grave? Folks say Papa would beg, borrow or steal to pay his bills. Hey, Mama, folks say Papa was never much on thinkin'; Spend most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'! Mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth. (Spoken) Mama just hung her head and said, "Son, (To Chorus)
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Change Gon’ Come
by Sam Cooke
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I was born by the river in a little tent Oh and just like the river I been a runnin' ever since It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come oh yes it will It's been too hard living but I'm afraid to die Cuz I don't know what's up there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long time coming but I know A change gon' come oh yes it will I go to the movie, and I go downtown Somebody keep tellin me "don't hang around"It's been a long, a long time coming, but i know A change gon' come oh yes it will Then I go to my brother And I say "brother, help me please" But he winds up knocking me Back down on my knees There been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long Now think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, along time coming but I know A change gon' come, oh yes it will