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