One thing they cannot prohibit --
The strong men . . . coming on
The strong men gittin' stronger.
Strong men. . . .
Stronger. . . .
Source: Strong Men,; in Famous Black Quotations, Time Warner,
-- Sterling Brown, (May 1 1901-1989), US poet, critic, educator; He tapped a rich poetic source in the folk songs and blues in Southern Road, 1932; co-edited important anthologies, e.g., The Negro Caravan, 1941.