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Thread #19157   Message #1380605
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
17-Jan-05 - 10:49 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign
Essentially the same song.
Some 80 or more years ago, a spiritual called "Don't You See" or "I Gotta Home" (various names) could be distinguished- see thread 40983, versions from Odum and Johnson, posted 10 Feb 02. The verses such as 'rainbow sign' and 'Dives and Lazarus' are absent and the structure is simpler.
Home in that Rock

Constant borrowing and revision was a hallmark of these songs, but the variability largely has been lost since versions by well-known groups such as the Carters and Weavers (and their copiers) caught public attention, standardizing lyrical interpretation.