27. Oh Let Me Shine, Shine like de Mornin' Star

Solo
1
Oh    let me shine
Chorus
Oh let me shine
Solo
Oh    ley me shine
Chorus
Shine like de mornin' star.
2
Solo
Shine like Peter, let me shine
Chorus
Oh let me shine
Solo
Shine like Peter let me shine
Chorus
Shine like de mornin' star.
3
Shine like Moses, let me shine, Oh let me shine
Shine like Moses, let me shine, Shine like de mornin' star.
4
Solo
Ef yo' cyan' shine
Chorus
Oh let me shine
Solo
Oh let me shine
Chorus
Shine like de mornin' star.
5
Move out de way and let me shine, Oh let me shine
Move out de way and let me shine, Shine like de mornin' star.

"Note: After the 1st verse the leader instead of singing the melody as given alone sings the following variants of the 1st & 3rd bars."
Solo
2 & 3
Shine like Peter let me shine
Shine like Moses let me shine
Chorus
Oh let me shine
Shine like Peter let me shine {Shine like de mornin' star
Shine like Moses let me shine {Shine like de mornin' star.
4
Ef yo' cyan' shine Oh let me shine
5
Move out de way and let me shine, etc.

"Mr. Brown the leader of the Saint Helena quartet gives also the following variant.
Music repeated from 3rd bar-
Shine like Peter and let me shine etc.
" Moses " " etc.
Ef you cyan' shine Oh let me shine etc.
Move out de way and let me shine etc.

Not recorded in other collections.