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Thread #130508   Message #2946954
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
17-Jul-10 - 09:47 PM
Thread Name: St. Helena Island Spirituals Permathread
Subject: When I Git in Heben in Muh Elbow Chair
90. When I Git in Heben in Muh Elbow Chair
(How Yo' Do Believer How yo' Do Today- (See that title)

1
When I git in Heben in my *elbow chair
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan
Then I will rock like an angel rock
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.

Chorus-
Obuh Jerdan obuh Jerdan
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan
obuh Jerdan, obuh Jerdan, obuh Jerdan
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.

2
One mornin' by de break of day
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan
Heard a voice and saw no one
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.
3
'Twas King Jedus passin' by
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan
'Twas King Jedus passin' by
T'ank Gawd I git obuh Jerdan.

*An elbow chair in furniture terminology has an angled back to fit in a corner and doesn't rock; a variant correctly states 'rocking chair'.