Jelly Roll Morton!!!! :]

     What this song is about is how Jelly Roll Morton wants a lady but he has to wait and he doesnt want to wait but he does. The lyrics of the song might not have much meaning to the Harlem Renaissance but i think it shows the the pride. i think this song might also the woman he represents as "she" might be a symbol for equal rights, and when he says "Lord how long do i have to wait, can i get you now do i have to hesitate", he is symbolising if he can get his equal rights now or is he going to have to keep on waiting. This song really shows good music from that time period.

     This song spoke a lot to me. I chose it for one core reason. At first i thought it was about a guy trying to be with a woman that he had been waiting a long time to have as his own, but then i analyzed the stanza i mentioned in the last paragraph, "Lord how long do i have to wait, can i get you now do i have to hesitate", and realized that he was talking about how he had to wait so long for freedom and equal rights for African Americans and it amazed me how indirect, yet how clear the song is.

The reason i like this song is because i plain just think the song beautiful music. I really like the style of music that Jell Roll Morton plays. i can listen to it and actually enjoy it. I also like the feeling that i get when i listen to it because i can just feel he is singing from within and he has such a beautiful voice. i just really appreciated the music. I think I'm actually going to buy a cd.