I, Too

¹I, too, sing America.

²I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong.

³Tomorrow, I'll sit at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then.

⁴Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed,—

⁵I, too, am America.