CARRY ME, BURY ME

Oh, Lordy, Lordy, I'm goin' to fly a lot
(I'm glad) I got my religion in time,
In the sound of the trumpet you may look for me,
Yes, it's comin' on the day I arrive.
Cho.
Oh, carry me, good Lord, Oh bury me,
Oh yes, that's comin' the day I arrive,
Oh, carry me, oh, Lordy, bury me,
Yes, that's comin' the day I arrive.
Cho. (repeat)
Mother, mother, please don't grieve for me,
For you know I was born to die.
In the sound of the trumpet, you may look for me,
Well, it's comin' the day I arrive.
Cho.
Oh, father, father please don't grieve for me, etc.
Cho.
Oh, sister, sister, etc.

Rufus Spencer (Stevenson?), New Zion Baptist Church, De Ridder, LA. John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. Click Links at top of page and go to Lomax Collection for notes and sound.
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