98. Yo' Go, I Go wid Yo'

Yo go, I'll go wid yo'
Open yo' mout', I'll speak fo' yo'
Lawd, ef I go tell me what to say
They won't believe in me.
2
Lawd, I give my self away
'Tis all that I cyan do
If thou should draw Thyself f'um me
Oh! whither shall I go?
3
The archangels don' droop their wings
Went on Zion hill to sing,
Now, yo' go, I'll go wid yo'
Open yo' mouth, I'll speak fo' yo'
Lawd, if I go tell me what to say,
Dey won't believe in me.

Lyrics divorced from the music in the printing of this spiritual.

You Go, I'll Go with You, Carl Diton, Thirty-six South Carolina Spirituals, collected Frogmore Island, 1913, has solo and chorus parts, the music integrated with the words.

You Go, I'll Go with You
Chorus-
Oh, you go, I'll go with you,
Open your mouth, I'll speak for you.
Solo-
Lord, when I go and tell them what you say,
Chorus-
They will not believe in me.

Father, I stretch my hands to Thee,
No other help I know
If Thou turn Thyself away
Oh, whither shall I go.

Oh, He gave me a ticket and He told me to go,
He gave me a horn and He told me to blow,
And if I blow my lungs away,
The Lord will fix it in the coming day.

You Go, I'll Go wid You
The Second Book of Negro Spirituals
Jonson and Johnson

You go, I'll go wid you
Open your mouth, I'll speak for you,
Lord, if I go, tell me what to say,
Dey won't believe in me.

Oh, Lord, I give myself to Thee,
'Tis all dat I can do;
If thou should draw thyself from me,
Oh, wither shall I flee?

De archangels done droop dere wings,
Went up on Zion's hill to sing;
Climbin' Jacob's ladder high,
Gwine reach heab'n by an' by.

Oh, you go, etc.