"The Weary Blues" by Langston Hughes.

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1          Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,
2          Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,
3              I heard a Negro play.
4          Down on Lenox Avenue the other night
5          By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light

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[linzznil]

Langston Hughes is one of my very favorites. I hadn't read this before.. thank you for posting it!