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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.