Langston Hughes
A Boy Like You
[MRS. MAURRANT]
Somebody's going to be so handsome
Somebody's going to make me proud
Somebody's going to be so wonderful
He'll stand out from the crowd
Such a manly arm I'll have to lean on
When I walk down the avenue
Somebody will always be my standby
Who do you think it is?
Guess who?
[WILLIE, spoken]
Is it me, Ma?
[MRS. MAURRANT, spoken]
Of course it is, Willie
Now give me a great big kiss and run off to school, or you'll be late
[MRS. MAURRANT]
Somebody will never
No, not ever, forget to care and understand
Yes, that is the grandest feeling
That any woman ever knew
To know I have somebody wonderful
To know I have a boy like you
To know I have a boy like you