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title: 'I hear...'
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markdown: 'https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/i-hear.md'
date: '2007-02-11'
description: 'I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanics each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work; The boatman singing what belongs to him …'
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# I hear...

## [I hear...](https://stevenjaycohen.com/journal/i-hear)

    11th Feb 2007   [thoughts](https://stevenjaycohen.com/tag:thoughts#body-wrapper)  

I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanics each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work; The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck; The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench—the hatter singing as he stands; The wood-cutter’s song the ploughboys, on his way in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at sundown; The delicious singing of the mother or of the young wife at work or of the girl sewing or washing Each singing what belongs to her, and to none else;

The day what belongs to the day At night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs.

–Walt Whitman

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