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ii Some preacher come to your house; You ask him to rest his hat; He sits right down and begins to grin, Saying, "Sister, where's your husband at?5 |
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SOON ONE MORNIN' DEATH COME CREEPIN'
g\ No. 1319. Vera Hall and Dock Reed, Livingston, Ala., 1937. See Whi, p. 785 Boa, No. 19 j Jo.2, p. 174. |
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* In stanza 2, this incomplete measure and the upbeat to stanza 3 are omitted entirely. In all stanzas, the 2nd and 3rd beats are omitted.
1 Soon oncmornin' death come creepin' in my room, (3) 0 my Lord, O my Lord, what shall I do to be saved?
2 Death done been here, tuck my mother an' gone,
3 Death done been here, left me a motherless child,
4 Don't move my pillow until my Jesus comes,
5 When Jesus comes, you can turn my bed around,
6 Fm so glad I got my religion in time,
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