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Posted By: Richie
30-Nov-08 - 10:24 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The authors of the 'Carter Family songs'
Subject: RE: Origins: The authors of the 'Carter Family songs'
"I Never Will Marry" was covered earlier on this thread although more info about the origin is needed.
"I Wouldn't Mind Dying" comes from African-American gospel sources. "I Wouldn't Mind Dying" was recorded by Rev. I.B. Ware in 1928; Golden Leaf Quartette from Jefferson County Alabama in 1928.
It's also titled "By and By We're Going To See The King" by the blind pianist Juanita Arizona Dranes in 1925 and later by Blind Willie Johnson.
I anyone has other lyrics for this song please post them.
I WOULDN'T MIND DYING- Carter Family
By and by we're going to see the King
By and by we're going to see the King
By and by we're going to see the King
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
Wouldn't mind dying, got to go by myself
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
After death we're going to stand the test
After death we're going to stand the test
After death we're going to stand the test
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is His Name
And I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
Wouldn't mind dying, got to stay dead so long
And I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
Ezekiel saw the wheel, a wheel within a wheel
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all
By and by we're going to see the King
By and by we're going to see the King
By and by we're going to see the King
Well, I wouldn't mind dying if dying was all