Doan' Yo' Lis'n (Jacobs-Bond, set by C. Jacobs-Bond) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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Doan' Yo' Lis'n

Language: English


No mattah w'at dey said,
Keep a-walkin' straight ahead.
W'y, dey'll praise yo' when yo' daid,
But doan' yo' lis'n.

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Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1861-1946)

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