The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130508   Message #2938226
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
01-Jul-10 - 08:16 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: De Angel Roll de Stone Away
97. De Angel Roll de Stone Away

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De angel roll de stone away
De angel roll de stone away
'Twas on that bright and shiny mounin' (mornin')
De angel roll de stone away.
2
De angel roll de stone away
De angel roll de stone away
'Twas on a bright and shiny mornin'
De angel roll de stone away.
3
I saw sister Mary come a runnin'
It was just at de break o' day
And she brought de news from heben
How de angel roll de stone away.
4
Won't yo' tell me where Lazrus lay
Won't yo' tell me where Lazrus lay
'Twas on a bright and shiny mornin'
When de angel roll de stone away.
5
I saw my mother come a runnin'
It was just at de break o' day
And she brought de news from hebben
How de angel roll de stone away.
6
De angel roll de stone away
De angel roll de stone away
'Twas on a bright and shiny mornin'
When de angel roll de stone away.
7
I saw my sister come a-runnin'
It was just at the break o' day
And she brought de news from heben
How de angel roll de stone away.