Joy
Ricky Ian Gordon * Track #10 On Genius Child
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Album Genius Child
Joy by Ricky Ian Gordon
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This setting of a Langston Hughes poem was originally written for Harolyn Blackwell and is part of the song cycle Genius Child. It can be sung by a soprano or a choir, and placed at the end of the cycle, it brings the set to a rousing conclusion.
Joy Lyrics
I went to look for Joy
Slim, dancing Joy
Gay, laughing Joy
Bright-eyed Joy–
And I found her
Driving the butcher’s cart
In the arms of the butcher boy!
Such company, such company
As keeps this young nymph, Joy!
Such company, such company
As keeps this young nymph, Joy!
I went to look for Joy
Slim, dancing Joy
Gay, laughing Joy
Bright-eyed Joy–
And I found her
Driving the butcher’s cart
In the arms of the butcher boy!
Such company, such company
As keeps this young nymph, Joy!
Such company, such company
As keeps this young nymph, Joy!
Joy Q&A
Who wrote Joy's ?
Joy was written by Langston Hughes & Ricky Ian Gordon.