The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130508 Message #2947846
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
19-Jul-10 - 04:24 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: Yo' Cyan' Find a New Hidin' Place
36. Yo' Cyan' Find a New Hidin' Place
Chorus-
Yo' cyan' find a new hidin' place
Lead-
Oh sinner
Chorus
Yo' cyan' find a new hidin' place
1
Ef religion wuz a t'ing dat money could buy
De rich would live and de po' would die.
Lead-
Oh Gambler-
Chorus
Yo', etc.
2
But I t'ank de Lord dat it is not so
De rich a' de po' togedder must go.
Cho. Yo' cyan' find a new hidin' place.
3
I run to de rocks an' de rocks fall in
I run to de sea an' de sea run dry.
Cho. Yo' cyan' find a new hidin' place.
Note1: The Leader starts the chorus with the exclamatory words, "Oh Sinner, O Gambler, O Liar, O Hypocrite" etc. in the last bar of the Verse.
Compare Cyan' Hide Sinner Cyan' Hide.