It's Not The People In

The Whites Come To Applaud A Negro Performer Just Like The Colored Do. When You've Got The Respect Of White And Colored, You Can Ease A Lot Of Things.

I'm An Interpreter Of Stories. When I Perform It's Like Sitting Down At My Piano And Telling Fairy Stories.

I Was A Guinea Pig For Some Hoodlums Who Thought They Could Hurt Me And Frighten Me And Keep Other Negro Entertainers From The South.

I Got The Message. All Of Us Get The Message, Sooner Or Later. If You Get It Before It's Too Late Or Before You're Too Old, You'll Pull Through All Right.

Smile And Maybe Tomorrow You'll See That Life Is Still Worth While If You Just Smile