Lyr. Add: JOHN DONE SAW DAT NUMBUH

Cho.:
John done saw dat numbuh,
'Way in de middle of de air;
Don't-chu wanta jine dat numbuh,
'Way in de middle of de air.

On de right I saw a sight,
'Way in de middle of de air;
A band of angels dressed in white,
'Way in de middle of de air.

Havin' great tribulations,
'Way in de middle of de air;
Havin' their harps in their han's,
'Way in de middle of de air.

Singin' a new song before the throne,
'Way in de middle of de air;
That Angels in Heabum could not sing,
'Way in de middle of de air.

John done saw dat nunbuh,
'Way in de middle of de air;
Comin' up from hard tryuls,
'Way in de middle of de air.

On de left I saw no rest,
'Way in de middle of de air;
I'm gonna talk 'bout God myse'f,
'Way in de middle of de air.

Mary Allen Grissom, "The Negro Sings a New Heaven," 1930, Univ. North Carolina Press, Dover reprint of 1969, p. 38-39, with sheet music.