In Search of a Song 220

8/7/2019 In Search of a Song 220

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SherryJones


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~~~~~~~ AWatervvays ProjectPublication

SherryJones Richard SpiegelBarbara FishercodirectorsThomas Perryadministrative assistant

James Pattonteacher

Bedford Stuyvesant OutreachCoran James, directorFrank Murray, principal i.a.

Stephen E. Phillips, Superintendent,Alternative High Schools &Programs

1996 Ten Penny Playerswith funding support from

the NY State Council on the Arts


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MY NAMEmany people say my name loudthey call on me to make them laugheveryone says I'm funnythey say my name is fineeven though I'm named after a winethey look at me and what they seemy name is SherryI have the scent of strawberry

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WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS?are they someone who stands hand and hand?are they going to be your friend to the end?do they stick together like glue on paper?will they tell you their best kept secret?will they lie or die for you?do you know who your friends are?

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MY FATHERhe was a strong black honest manI remember his smellI remember his laughmy father was there when times got roughmy father taught my three brothershow to be toughmy father was very uniquehe also taught his daughtershow to be sweetnow he's gone but his name will carry onhe is now in a better placeGod will always keep a smile on his face

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GHETTO BOYSwhy do they think they so hard .s->when they have never been scared?why do they let their pants sagand wear greasy dew rags?why are they clocking mefronting like they're lookingat their wallabies?why they wanna make crack sales

and be cryingwhen they're sent to jail?why they be trying to act likeit's they world and think they can getall the girls?that's my definition of a ghetto boyeven though they're allgetting played like toys

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THESUNthe sun is so brightit gives lots of lightit leads me where I have to goit also melts the snowit gives the world a happy facebut why is it wayup there in spacewhat I love about the sun?it doesn't have a race

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FRIENDSwhoever you call your frienddo you know if it's true?are they therewhen you're sad and bluedo they take every step with youwhen you're down?maybe they leave you therelying on the groundwell, if that's what you call a friendthen you're wrongthe only friend we havethese days is God

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PLAYING WITH MY HEARTI thought it would workfrom the very startbut now I see you werejust playing with my heartI thought you loved meI thought you were kindbut all you ever didwas play with my mind

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COCAINE KILLS. .my name IS cocaine

call me coke for shortI entered this countrywithout a passportI'll make a good teacherforget how to teachI'll make a preachernot want to preachI'll take your rentyou'll be evictedI'll murder your babiesthey'll be born addicted

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LIFELife is something you don't play withlife you should cherish because it's a giftif you take someone's lifeyou will never have luckfrom that moment on your life will suck

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A YOUNG GIRL WAS SHOTa young girl was shortthe bullet nearly took her lifeit did take her careernow she's sitting ina wheel chairshe is still my friendshe never did anything wrongso why did the bullet hit her so strongshe was a naughty shortynow she's in a wheel chairand she ain't even fortybut I know Teasha will be OKthat's why I still pray

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