 Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ' fore I Diiie ( 1971 ) is the first collection of poems by African @-@ American writer and poet , Maya Angelou . Many of the poems in Diiie were originally song lyrics , written during Angelou 's career as a night club performer , and recorded on two albums before the publication of Angelou 's first book of poetry .
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The first book of poetry by the best-selling author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie is the first collection of poems by African