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Thread #29483   Message #373740
Posted By: raredance
12-Jan-01 - 11:53 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Singin' wid a Sword in Ma Han'
Subject: Lyr Add: SINGIN' WID A SWORD IN MA HAN'
SINGIN' WID A SWORD IN MA HAN'
from: "The Book of American Negro Spirtuals" by James Weldon Johnson (1925)

Singin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'

Purtiest singin' ever I heard
Way ovah on de hil,
De angels sing an' I sing too,
Singin' wid a sword in ma han',Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', in ma han' ,Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'
Singin' wid a sword in ma han',Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han', in ma han', Lord
Singin' wid a sword in ma han'

Purtiest preachin' ever I heard,
Way ovah on de hill,
De angels preach an' I preach'd too,
Preachin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord....

Purtiest prayin' ever I heard
Way ovah on de hill
De angels pray an' I pray'd too,
Prayin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord....

Purtiest mournin' ever I heard, Way ovah on de hill
De angels mourn an' I mourn'd too,
Mournin' wid a sword in ma han', Lord....

rich r