Lyr. Add: OH! SINNER MAN
Noble, 1911

Chorus:
Oh! sinner, Oh! sinner man...
Oh! sinner, Oh! which way are you going?

1.
Oh! come back, sinner, and don't go there,
Which way are you going?
For hell is deep and dark despair,
Oh! which way are you going?
2.
Tho' days be dark and nights be long,
Which way are you going?
We'll shout and sing till we get home,
Oh! which way are you going?
3.
'Twas just about the break of day,
Which way are you going?
My sins forgiv'n and soul set free,
Oh! which way are you going?

Gilbert Clifford Noble, 1911, "The Most Popular Plantation Songs," Hinds, Noble and Eldredge, Publishers, NYC. P. 97, with score. No notes provided. This seems to be the earliest version in print. There are many songs about the sinner, but not about 'where are you going, (or) running.' Nina Simone (see post by Azizi) has a fine version. The Weavers and others of the 1950's-60's made the song popular. Often combined with "No Hiding Place."