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Langston Hughes - Life Is FineLangston Hughes - Life Is Fine
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I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn`t, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn`t a-been so cold I might`ve sunk and died.     But it was      Cold in that water!      It was cold! I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground. I thought about my baby And thought I would jump down. I stood there and I hollered! I stood there and I cried! If it hadn`t a-been so high I might`ve jumped and died.     But it was      High up there!      It was high! So since I`m still here livin`, I guess I will live on. I could`ve died for love— But for livin` I was born Though you may hear me holler, And you may see me cry— I`ll be dogged, sweet baby, If you gonna see me die.     Life is fine!      Fine as wine!      Life is fine!
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