Langston Hughes
Listen here, Joe
Listen here, Joe
Don't you know
That tomorrow
You got to go
Out yonder where
The steel winds blow?
Listen here, kid
It’s been said
Tomorrow you'll be dead
Out there where
The [snow]1 is lead
Don't ask me why
Just go ahead and die
Hidden from the sky
Out yonder you’ll lie:
A medal to your family --
In exchange for
A guy
Mama, don't cry