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“Black Music Sunday” Celebrates “Finian’s Rainbow”

March 18, 2024 ypadmin

Denise Oliver Velez's article “Black Music Sunday: A St. Patrick’s Day Celebration of ‘Finian’s Rainbow’” (March 17, 2024) can be found at the Daily Kos web site.

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A woman without a man,
A lady without a gent,
Is like the first of May
Without the rent,
Is like a residence
Without a resident –
A lady without a gent.

Like a brush without a bristle
Like a toe without a mistle,
Nothin’ else but.
And honey, til your heart surrenders
To a thing that wears suspenders,
You’re in a rut
In a rut.

Lyric excerpt: “A Woman Without a Man” – words by Yip Harburg, music by Arthur Schwartz. From Cairo (MGM, 1942), unused.

Until the mid-20th century, May was traditionally “moving month” in the United States – hence the “rent” reference in this lyric. Ethel Waters recorded the song but it was not in the release print of the film. However, it can be heard on YouTube and elsewhere.

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