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Thread #130508 Message #2937633
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
30-Jun-10 - 10:13 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: Bear Yo' Burden
14. Bear Yo' Burden
Chorus Bear yo' burden bear yo' burden bear yo' burden bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day.
1 Solo Hypocrite, hypocrite God despise Chorus Bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day Solo Tongue so keen and he'll tell lies Chorus Bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day. 2 One ob dese days about twelve o'clock Bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day Dis ole wor'l's goin' to reel and rock Bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day. 3 One ob dese mornin' bright and fair Bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day Goin' to take muh flight in de middle ob de air Bear yo' burden in de heat ob de day.
Bear de Burden, variant in C. C. White, Forty Negro Spirituals..... Verse about Elijah.