Lyr. Add: O LORD, WON'T YOU COME BY HERE?
Pamlico Co., c. 1927-1928

1
Somebody's sick; Lord, come by here (3x)
O Lord, won't you come by here!
2
Somebody's dying; Lord, come by here.
(Same repetition)
3
Somebody's in trouble; Lord, come by here.
(Same repetition)

From Bluegrass Messengers:
http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/621-o-lord-wont-you-come-by-here.aspx
"From Julian P. Boyd, as coll. from Minnie Lee," pupil at Alliance school.
Called a fragment, but likely complete. The song depends on a few lines and repetition.

A song with same title in Madelyn Sheppard, 1926, "Eight Selected Spirituals," pp. 18-20, New York (not seen).