No greater earthly boon than this I crave,
That those who some day gather 'round my grave,
In place of tears, may whisper of me then,
'He sang a song that reached the hearts of men.'
More verses by James Weldon Johnson
- The Awakening
- Ghosts Of The Old Year
- The Prodigal Son
- Her Eyes Twin Pools
- De Little Pickaninny's Gone To Sleep