The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130508   Message #2939849
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
04-Jul-10 - 08:46 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: Heben Is a Beautiful Place
15. Heben Is a Beautiful Place

1
Heben is a beautiful place I believe- believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe- believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe- believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.-
2
Ain't no liars obuh dere I believe- believe
Ain't no liars obuh dere I believe believe
Ain't no liars obuh dere I believe believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.
3
Ain't no gamblers obuh dere I believe- believe
Ain't no gamblers obuh dere I believe believe
Ain't no gamblers obuh dere I believe believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.
4
Ain't no sickness obuh dere I believe- believe
Ain't no sickness obuh dere I believe believe
Ain't no sickness obuh dere I believe believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.
5
All good people obuh dere I believe- believe
All good people obuh dere I believe believe
All good people obuh dere I believe believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.
6
No back sliders obuh dere I believe- believe
No bach sliders obuh dere I believe believe
No back sliders obuh dere I believe believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.
7
No back biters obuh dere I believe- believe
No back biters obuh dere I believe believe
No back biters obuh dere I believe believe
Heben is a beautiful place I believe.

"All these verses are harmonised as the first Verse."

Heaven Is a Beautiful Place I Know is a variant found in Kentucky.
Mary Allen Grissom, 1930, The Negro Sings a New Heaven, Univ. North Carolina; Dover reprint.