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" Good morning, daddy!
Ain't you heard
The boogie-woogie rumble
Of a dream deferred?

Listen closely:
You'll hear their feet
Beating out and beating out a -

You think
It's a happy beat?

Listen to it closely:
Ain't you heard
something underneath
like a -

What did I say?

Sure,
I'm happy!
Take it away!
Dream Boogie

Hey, pop!
Re-bop!
Mop!

Y-e-a-h! "

Langston Hughes


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Langston Hughes quote : Good morning, daddy!<br />Ain't you heard<br />The boogie-woogie rumble<br />Of a dream deferred?<br /><br />Listen closely:<br />You'll hear their feet<br />Beating out and beating out a -<br /><br />You think<br />It's a happy beat?<br /><br />Listen to it closely:<br />Ain't you heard<br />something underneath<br />like a -<br /><br />What did I say?<br /><br />Sure,<br />I'm happy!<br />Take it away!<br />Dream Boogie<br /><br />Hey, pop!<br />Re-bop!<br />Mop!<br /><br />Y-e-a-h!