As Much As I Try,

I Had My Schooling Right There In The Cotton Club.

It's Ill-becoming For An Old Broad To Sing About How Bad She Wants It. But Occasionally We Do.

My Identity Is Very Clear To Me Now, I Am A Black Woman.

I've Seen So Much. And I've Heard So Many Great Performers. There Are Performers Now That Couldn't Work Back In The Days When I Came Along.

Always Be Smarter Than The People Who Hire You.