10. When d Train Comes Along

1
When de train comes along
When de train comes along
I'm goin' to meet yo' at de station
When de train comes along.
2-7
Ef mah mother ax for me,
3-Ef mah father ax for me,
4-Ef mah sister ax for me,
5-Ef mah brudder ax for me,
6-Ef mah deacon ax for me,
7-Ef mah leader ax for me,

Tell her (him) death done summon me
I'm goin' to meet yo' at de station
when de train comes along.

"Note: The 1st verse is sung again after all relationships have been exhausted."

A similar variant posted in thread 97553; from Frogmore Island, SC, coll. 1913. Carl Diton, Thirty-six South Carolina Spirituals.