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Homegoing for Harry…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
12 Jul 2023
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Homegoing for Harry…

                                           “Every artist, every scientist, every writer must decide now where he stands.

                                            The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or for slavery.

                                                    I have made my choice. I had no alternative.” — Paul Robeson

 

Day-oh…Day-Day-Day-Day-oh
Daylight come and he got to go home

Day-oh…Day-Day-Day-Day-oh
Daylight come and he got to go home

Mentored by Paul, and Marched with King
Daylight come and he got to go home
Mentored by Paul, and Marched with King
Daylight come and he got to go home
Activist, who Act and Sing!
Daylight come and he got to go home

Day-oh…Day-Day-Day-Day-oh
Daylight come and he got to go home

Day-oh…Day-Day-Day-Day-oh
Daylight come and he got to go home

Come, Mr. Rally Man, Rally Resistance!
Daylight come and he got to go home
Come, Mr. Rally Man, Rally Resistance!
Daylight come and he got to go home
This marathon takes Heart and Persistence…
Daylight come and he got to go home
This marathon takes Heart and Persistence…

Day-oh…Day-Day-Day-Day-oh
Daylight come and he got to go home
Daylight come and he got to go home…

Poet’s note: “Homegoing” is, of course, based on
Mr. Harry Belafonte’s beloved “Banana Boat Song.”

© 2023. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Harry Belafonte
Dr. Martin Luther King

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