Let America be America Again
Let America be America again.
Let it be t used to be.
Let it be the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never o me.)
Let America be the dreamers dreamed--
Let it be t great strong land of love
yrants scheme
t any man be crushed by one above.
(It never o me.)
O, let my land be a land wy
Is croriotic h,
But opportunity is real, and life is free,
Equality is in the.
(ty for me,
Nor freedom in t;;)
Say, he dark?
And ars?
I am te, fooled and pus,
I am the Negro bearing slaverys scars.
I am the land,
I am t clutche hope I seek--
And finding only tupid plan
Of dog eat dog, of mighe weak.
I am trength and hope,
tangled in t ancient endless chain
Of profit, pohe land!
Of grab tisfying need!
Of ake the pay!
Of ohing for ones own greed!
I am to the soil.
I am to the machine.
I am t to you all.
I am the people, humble, hungry, mean--
today despite the dream.
Beaten yet today--O, Pioneers!
I am t ahead,
t ered the years.
Yet Im t our basic dream
In till a serf of kings,
a dream so strong, so brave, so true,
t even yet its mighty daring sings