No. 116. Some of These Mornings
From "Hampton and its Students," by per.

1
Going to see my mother, some of these mornings,
see my mother, some of these mornings,
See my mother, some of these mornings,

Oh, sitting in the kingdom some of these mornings,
sitting in the kingdom, some of these mornings,
Sitting in the kingdom, some of these mornings,-

Chorus:
Look away in the heaven,
Look away in the heaven, Lord,
Hope I'll join the band.
(Many repetitions)

2
Going to see my brother, some of these mornings, etc.
Oh, shouting in the heaven, some of these mornings, etc.
Cho.- Look away, etc.
3
Going to walk about in Zion, some of these mornings, etc.
Going to chatter with the angels, some of these mornings, etc.
Cho.- Look away, etc.
4
Going to talk the troubles over, some of these mornings, etc.
Going to see my Jesus, some of these mornings, etc.
Cho.- Look away, etc.

The dialect of the Hampton version, Look Away, is removed:

1
Solo
Gwine to see my mother,
Tutti
some o' dese mornin's,
see my mother some o' dese mornin's,
See my mother, some o' dese mornin's,
Hope I'll jine de band.

Chorus:
Separated into tenor, alto and bass lines.
Look away in de heaven, etc.,
Lord, Hope I'll jine de band.

4
'Trouble' singular-
Gwine to talk de trouble ober some o' dese mornin's, etc.

Excerpt from Hampton version from R. N. Dett, Religious Folk-Songs of the Negro as Sung at the Hampton Institute; Look Away.