Their Eyes Were Watching God Page #5

and strain every nerve,

to make our town of Eatonville

the metropolis of the state,

And to that effect, Iet's get started tonight

with a Iittle surprise I got for you,

Our incorporation,

Eatonville is now

the first colored incorporated township

in all of America,

Everybody!

Let's,,, Iet's have a few words of

encouragement from Mrs, Mayor Starks,

Come on, say something,

(Amos) Mrs, Mayor Starks,

Come on, Come on up,

Thank you for your compliments,

But Mrs, Mayor Starks don't know about no

speech-makin', I didn't marry her for that,

Brother Pastor,

Aswetouchthisflametothis matchwick,

Iet the Iight shine into the hearts

of all of you gathered here tonight,

(man) Amen,

- Let it shine, Iet it shine, Iet it shine!

(women) This Iittle Iight of mine

(all) I'm gonna Iet it shine

This Iittle Iight of mine

I'm gonna Iet it shine

This Iittle Iight of mine

I'm gonna Iet it shine

Let it shine, Iet it shine, Iet it shine

- How d'you Iike being Mrs, Mayor?

- It's all right, I reckon,

All right?

You ought to be glad,

I think it keep us in a kinda strain,

- I'II be glad when it's over,

- Over?

Girl, I ain't even got started good,

I'm gonna be a big voice,

And you ought to be glad,

I'm gonna make a big woman out of you,

- That's your move?

- Oh, I don't know about that,

- What? That Iook Iike a good move to me,

- Yeah, it Iook Iike a good move to me too,

One, two, three,,,

Look Iike your husband need

some new eyeballs for Christmas,

My eyeballs is just fine, OK? My eyeballs

is just fine, You cheatin', that's all,

(chatter continues)

Janie! Janie,

Get in here, You got some work to do,

Ma'am,

What do you mean, tipping your hat

to her? She ain't the queen of England,

Everybody can't be Iike you, Jody,

Folks is bound to Iaugh and play,

- Who don't want to Iaugh and have fun?

- Well, you make Iike you don't,

If they'd Iaugh Iess and work more,

maybe they'd have something,

But no, but they want to work day in

and day out Iike beasts of burden,

and don't end up with nothin' but a

full belly and somewhere to Iie down after,

- Do you expect me to be Iike that?

- No,

But I don't want to be classed off

from my friends, and my neighbors,

You don't Iike me being mayor,,,

,,,do you?

- Joe, we was going places,,,

- I ain't even got started good here yet,

and you already want to run off?

(man) Oh, she gonna run off!

Looks Iike big Mr, Mayor and the missis

done had a fallin' out,

Here, You put this on,

What? Wrap my head up

Iike an old woman?

- How come?

- 'Cause I done told you to,

You are the mayor's wife, Remember?

Janie, Janie!

Janie,

Whoo, what the devil got into them?

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