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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! "

Langston Hughes


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Langston Hughes quote : I went down to the river, <br />I set down on the bank. <br />I tried to think but couldn't, <br />So I jumped in and sank.<br /><br />I came up once and hollered! <br />I came up twice and cried! <br />If that water hadn't a-been so cold <br />I might've sunk and died. <br /><br />But it was Cold in that water! It was cold! <br /><br />I took the elevator <br />Sixteen floors above the ground. <br />I thought about my baby <br />And thought I would jump down. <br /><br />I stood there and I hollered! <br />I stood there and I cried! <br />If it hadn't a-been so high <br />I might've jumped and died. <br /><br />But it was High up there! It was high! <br /><br />So since I'm still here livin', <br />I guess I will live on. <br />I could've died for love-- <br />But for livin' I was born <br /><br />Though you may hear me holler, <br />And you may see me cry-- <br />I'll be dogged, sweet baby, <br />If you gonna see me die. <br /><br />Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!