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GUEST,Bob Coltman	Origin: Turtledove Done Drooped His Wings (43)	RE: Origin: Turtledove Done Drooped His Wings	03 Jun 19
There's another "drooped wings" song, recorded by a black convict group, possibly by the Library of Congress(?). That phrase seems to hint at some distant relationship though the two songs appear very different. Frustratingly, I cannot find the reference, and I no longer have the recording, but my notated copy of the song is as follows. Maybe one of you can help identify it. Based on the chorus, an alternate title might be "Carry the News." Bob THE ANGELS DROOPED THEIR WINGS AND GONE TO HEAVEN The angels drooped their wings and gone to heaven (3) Cho: My Lord, carry the news, Great God, carry the news, Carry the news, my Lord, Carry the news on high. Oh, the angels rolled the stone away, gone on to heaven (3) Oh my mother got the news and gone on to heaven (3) (repeat) Oh, the angels ... as above

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