"No man is an Iland,
intire of it selfe;
every man is a peece of the Continent,
a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea,
Europe is the lesse,
as well as if a Promontorie were,
as well as if a Mannor of thy friends or of thine owne were;
any mans death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee"
John Donne
1623-24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotions_upon_Emergent_Occasions
"Make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet soft and low
When I'm broke an' I got no where to go
Been hangin' around with a good time friends of mine
Hangin' around with a good time friends of mine
Oh, they treat me very nice and kind
When I've got a dollar and a dime
Weary blues everywhere I see
Weary in blues everywhere I see
Weary blues, honey, everywhere I see
No one ever had the blues like me
Way I'm sleepin', my back and shoulders tired
Way I'm sleepin', my back and shoulders tired
Come tomorrow, I'll be satisfied
If I can catch that fast train and ride
So, make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet on your floor
Make me down a pallet soft and low
Babe, I'm broke and I got no where to go "
"Make Me a Pallet on the Floor"
(also "Make Me a Pallet on your Floor", "Make Me a Pallet", or "Pallet on the Floor")
is a blues/jazz/folk song. It is considered a standard.
As Jelly Roll Morton explained, "A pallet is something that – you get some quilts – in other words, it's a bed that's made on a floor without any four posters on 'em."
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