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Who Used to Dance
Abbey Lincoln
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It was very long ago
But I remember still
The house with many, many rooms
That stood up on a hill
The life that was surrendered
Comes to haunt us from the grave
All in pieces, torn asunder
Like the body of the brave
Who used to dance
With spread wings
And wore a bangle
And earring
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Who used to dance
And do a show
And tell a story
Of long ago
And sing and dance
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And run a mile in hot pursuit
And charm a serpent with a flute
And build some monuments of stone
The ones no longer called our own
Who used to dance
And now who grinds
A way of life
A road that winds
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And play the drum
And send a message
On the worm
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And measure time
And look to heaven
For a sign
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And calculate the river's flow
And build a chariot to go
The ones who carried
Staffs and rods
And wrote some stories
Of the gods
Who used to dance
And call the rain
But nowadays
Who rides the train
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