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NIGGER by KARL SHAPIRO

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First Line: AND DID EVER A MAN GO BLACK WITH SUN N A BELGIAN SWAMP
Last Line: And is Jesus riding to raise your wage and to cut that cord?
Subject(s): BLACKS;
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