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  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
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  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

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Genius Annotation

Langston Hughes wrote a series of poems in the persona of Madam Alberta K. Johnson. Along with this poem, he wrote “Madam and her Madam,” “Madam and the Census Man,” “Madam and the Rent Man,” and “Madam’s Past History.”

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