[Annette Hanshaw - Body and Soul]
[Chorus]
The heavens opened and closed
As well I might have supposed
And I am left in this abandon
So far removed from...
[Middle]
My castle has crumbled
So far removed from...
[End]
My castle has crumbled
So far removed from...
Where is the spark...
Holding the light...
[Outro from St Louis Blues (1958)]
W.C. Handy (Nat King Cole): Did you hear that song? I wrote it
Elizabeth (Ruby Dee): How do you think your father would feel if he saw you playing on a street corner? You just made it pretty plain that you don't want a steady, respectable job
W.C. Handy: There aren't any real steady jobs for musicians
Elizabeth: No, and there never will be because there's nothing respectable about being a musician
