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Thread #39471 Message #2987854
Posted By: GUEST,marie
16-Sep-10 - 06:47 AM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Rock Island Line (from Leadbelly)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Rock Island Line (Leadbelly)
Missing lyrics I learned as a child were as follows-
these are the spoken -or hollered- words between the chorus
this is the order we sang them in.
ABC double XYZ The cat's in the corner an it can't see me
God gave us the Rainbow Sign No more water, it's fire nex time
Moses stood on the Red Sea shore Partin' the waters with a 2x4
Jesus died to save our sin Glory to God, we gonna see him agin
I may be right an I may be wrong But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
hope this helps. I think our Sunday Schoolteacher may have added some extra words - or maybe they just got left of the recordings.