I, Too, Hear America Singing

New Crisis, The, Jan/Feb 2000 by Bond, Julian

I too hear America singing,

But from where I stand

I can only hear Little Richard

And Fats Domino

But sometimes,

I hear Ray Charles, Drowning in his omm tears

Or Bird,

Relaxin' at Camarillo

Or Horace Silver, Doodling,

Then I don't mind standing a little longer.