Jazz-Boys
J. Carpenter
Sleek black boys in a cabaret.
Jazz-band, jazz-band, --
Play, plAY, PLAY!
Tomorrow....who knows?
Dance today!
White girls' eyes
Call gay black boys.
Black boys' lips
Grin jungle joys.
Dark brown girls
In blond men's arms.
Jazz-band, jazz-band, --
Sing Eve's charm!
White ones, brown ones,
What do you know
About tomorrow
Where all paths go?
Jazz-boys, jazz-boys, --
Play, plAY, PLAY!
Tomorrow.... is darkness.
Joy today!