I, Too (Norton Text)

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I’ll sit at the table.
When company comes
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen, "
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.