Randy E. Simmons BAIN TOWN BLUES A FAMOUS TOWN…THERE ONCE I KNEW; FROM WHICH THE STORY…SLAVERY GREW! EMANCIPATION…TIME HAD COME; A HOME FOR THEM…THIS HAD BECOME WHERE ELSE TO GO…AND WHERE TO LEAD, BAIN TOWN THE CALL…NOW THEY DID HEED! MEN AND WOMEN…BLACK AND TIRED, HAD WORKED FOR FREE…AND NEVER HIRED! OPPRESSED FOR YEARS…NOW FREE MEN THEY, WOULD SETTLE HERE…NOW COME WHAT MAY! IN QUAINT LIL HOMES…AND PORCHES TOO; THIS WAS AT LEAST…THE THING TO DO! HISTORY TOLD…WOULD SOMEDAY SPEAK; BAIN TOWN THE HOME…AS BLACKS DID SEEK! THE MASSA’S ROD…THEIR BACKS NO MORE; THEY WERE FREE…NOW FREE FOR SURE! AS TIME WENT BY…AND STORIES CAME; WE WOULD SOON…THROW OFF OUR SHAME! THIS TOWN WE BUILT…IT NOW WOULD STAND; CRAFTED BY…OUR OWN BLACK HAND! FAMOUS NAMES…OUR FATHERS BROUGHT, FREEDOM NOW…IS WHAT THEY SOUGHT! BUT WHAT A SHOCK…TO THEM WOULD BE, THIS BAIN TOWN…THAT WE NOW SEE! CAREFUL HOW…YOU WALK AT NIGHT; DANGER THERE…MAY BE IN SIGHT! CRIME IS HIGH…AND RIOTS RAGE; MAKING EVERY…FRONT NEWS PAGE! A TOWN ONCE BUILT…ON BLACKMAN’S PRIDE; OH WHAT A SHAME...WE NOW MUST HIDE! HEAR THE DRUMBEATS…OF THE STREET; BAM…BAM…BAM…RUN NOW YOUR FEET! CHILDREN’S LAUGHTER…CANT BE HEARD; NO MORE ON STREETS…E’EN GOD’S OWN WORD! PASTORS COME…TO GOD NOW PRAY; THAT THE CRIME…MAY GO AWAY! ONCE A TOWN…OF PROUD MEN BOLD; NOW JUST A SIGHT…SAD TO BEHOLD! WHEN AS A BOY…I PASSED HER BY; WHAT HAS HAPPENED…TELL ME WHY? LET OUR DAUGHTERS…WEEP AND MOURN; LET THE MEN…BRING OUT THE HORN! SOUND THE TRUMPET...LOUD AND CLEAR; DELIVERANCE NOW…IT MUST BE NEAR! AS TO GOD…OUR HEARTS WE CRY; DELIVER LORD…NOW BY AND BY! LIFT OUR HEARTS…NOW FOR BAIN TOWN; ONCE A PLACE…OF SUCH RENOWN! AS EACH STORY…NOW UNFOLD; BAIN TOWN ITS PLIGHT…WE NOW BEHOLD! MURDER IN…THE STREET LAST NIGHT; DOWN THE ROAD…ANOTHER FIGHT! POLICE THEY COME…SO VERY OFT; YET THEY WALK…JUST OH SO SOFT! WHAT MUST WE DO…OH ME OH MY? THE TEARS MY EYES…NO LONGER CRY! UNTO THE LORD…MY HANDS I STRETCH; DELIVER NOW…THIS POOR OLE WRETCH! FROM A TOWN…THAT ONCE TO ME; BAIN TOWN A JEWEL…THAT WOULD BE! AS I LAY ME…DOWN TO SLEEP; BAIN TOWN O LORD…PLEASE DO KEEP! IF I DIE…BEFORE I WAKE; BAIN TOWN O LORD…PLEASE DO TAKE! RANDY E. SIMMONS© (09-10-12)
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 02:19:42 +0000
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