The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130508   Message #2940199
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
05-Jul-10 - 01:56 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: How Yo' Do Believer How Yo' Do Today
90. How yo' Do Believer How Yo' Do Today

1
How yo' do believer how yo' do today
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.
(Both lines repeated)
2
How yo' do mourners how yo' do today
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.
3
How yo' do sinners how yo' do today
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.
4
Go your way and sin no more
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.

Sung to same tune as When I Git in Heben in Muh Elbow Chair.
Both posted also in thread 116541.

Cleveland Index lists both as unique to Saint Helena but "How you do" variants in other collections.