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Thread #75082   Message #1570534
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
25-Sep-05 - 07:50 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More
As a pure spiritual, "I Ain't Gonna Grieve" was found in St, Helena Island and in South Carolina. I don't have copies. Also reported from Georgia (White).

"I Ain't Gwine Grief Muh Lawd No Mo'" - Ballanta-Taylor, St. Helena Island Spirituals, p. 64
"Ain't Gwine Grieve My Lord No More" - Diton. Thirty-six South Carolina Spirituals.

It seems to have been taken over, changed and largely spread by white gospelers; then many secular derivatives developed.