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Thread #38494   Message #2028028
Posted By: Barry Finn
17-Apr-07 - 03:01 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Sinner Man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: oh sinner man
Lydia Parrish has in her collection "Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands" (1942) she has a song called "Can't Hide Sinner" but she gives nothing at all about the song or when, who or where she collected it from, she does give the music though.

                   CAN'T HIDE SINNER

You may run to the rock
                      Can't hide
For a hidin' place
                      Can't hide
An' the rock cry out
                      Can't hide
You can't hide sinner, you can't hide


You may run to the sea
                      Can't hide
For a hidin' place
                      Can't hide
An' the sea cry out
                      Can't hide
You can't hide sinner, you can't hide


Oh sinner man
                      Can't hide (these repeat thoughout the song)
What you going to do
                      Can't hide
In the judgment day
                      Can't hide
You can't hide sinner, you can't hide (this line continues the same)


You may run to the grave
For a hidin' place
An' the grave cry out

You may run to the church
For a hidin' place
An' the church cry ouy

You may run to the mount'n
For a hidin' place
An' the mount'n cry out


Barry