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Thread #130508   Message #2940302
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
05-Jul-10 - 05:37 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: I Am Huntin' fo' a City
58. I Am Huntin fo' a City

1
I am huntin' fo' a city fo' to stay a while
I am huntin' fo' a city to stay a while
I am huntin' fo' a city to stay a while
True believer has a home at last.
2
Oh run dear young converts go and tell muh Lawd
etc.
True believer has a home at last.
3
Oh run my lovin' sister go and tell muh Lawd
etc.
True believer has a home at last.

The words mother, brother, father, etc. may be used in other verses.

Variant in Allen, Slave Songs of the United States.