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Thread #41142   Message #1264990
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
05-Sep-04 - 09:21 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Drinkin' Wine
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Drinkin' Wine
Newman I. White called these departures 'upstart crows.'

I went down th the valley to pray, (3x)
I got drunk and stayed all day.

If you want to go to Heaven
I'll tell you what to do;
Just grease all over in Brunswick stew;
The devil will grab you and miss his man,
Then you slip right over into the promised land.
Eat chitlings.

From American Negro Folk Songs, 1928 (1965).