The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #80768   Message #2754070
Posted By: Janie
27-Oct-09 - 10:00 PM
Thread Name: Origins: See that My Grave's Kept Green (Williams)
Subject: RE: Origins: 'See That My Grave is Kept Clean'
Art,

The version sung by Mavis Staples includes the "one kind favor" and "dig my grave with a silver spade" verses/refrain attributed to Jefferson. Do you agree that it is likely that she added/zippered the other verses she sang to turn it into a gospel tune, which I think is most likely? MIght it possibly have been a spiritual that Jefferson adapted?