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Ma Rainey: You ll never...

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You ll never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fall
Never miss the sunshine till the rain begin to fall
You'll never miss your hay till another mule be in your stall.

Source: Don't Fish in My Sea.
-- Ma Rainey, (Apr 26 1886-1939), US blues singer; The Mother of the Blues, was the first great black professional blues vocalist; she played vaudeville and established a recording career, 1920s.


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