Name: Maya Angelou reads "Life Doesnt Frighten Me" by brainpicker in Wonderland
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Description: Her wonderful 1993 children's verses, illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/03/life-doesnt-frighten-me-maya-angelou-basquiat/

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Her wonderful 1993 children's verses, illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/03/life-doesnt-frighten-me-maya-angelou-basquiat/

Maya Angelou reads "Life Doesnt Frighten Me"

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LYRICS
Foghorn calling 
Thought I spied a ship at the harbour gate
Saw the mooring 
When the anchor dropped with the iron weight

Where there’s a will there’s a wanting
Where there a heart there’s something
Where there’s a will there’s a wanting
A hand to hope
A hope to hold 
To drag forth the darkness from you

Heard a whispering 
With the ballot cast on the judgement floor
Heard a wailing 
When the word was called it was called no more

Where there’s a wish there’s a yearning 
Where there’s a turn there’s burning
Where there’s a wish there’s a yearning 
A hand to hope
A hope to hold 
To call forth the darkness from you

Ship is leaving 
When the bell will toll it’ll toll for you
No denying
When the log is lost it can’t be true

Where there’s a will there’s a wanting
Where there a heart there’s something
Where there’s a will there’s a wanting
A hand to hope
A hope to hold 
To drag forth the darkness from you

Foghorn calling 
Foghorn calling 
Foghorn calling 
Foghorn calling 
Foghorn calling 
Foghorn calling 

Where there’s a will there’s a wanting
Where there a heart there’s something
Where there’s a will there’s a wanting
A hand to hope
A hope to hold 
To drag forth the darkness from you

Maya Angelou reads "Life Doesnt Frighten Me"

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