White text on a blue background featuring the silhouette of a bird and a plant. The text reads: "Today? For joy. Tomorrow? For joy. The green sea For strength, The brown land For laughter. and nothing hereafter."

"What is money for?
To spend, he says.
And wine?
To drink.
And women?
To love.
And today?
For joy.
And tomorrow?
For joy.
And the green sea
For strength,
And the brown land
For laughter.
And nothing hereafter."

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EPILOGUE I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America.

"They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed,—

I, too, am America."

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