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Thread #98701   Message #4117305
Posted By: Levana Taylor
20-Aug-21 - 11:19 PM
Thread Name: Lry. and Origin of Spiritual: When I Die
Subject: LYR ADD: Old Aunt Betsy (Tar Heel Rattlers)
Here's my best stab at transcribing the lyrics to this fun tune. Everyone says that the second verse is "There'll be no more funerals" but I could swear the word is "tariffs"! The "A" sound is very distinct.

OLD AUNT BETSY
Frank Blevins and the Tar Heel Rattlers (1927)

I'm going to see Aunt Betsy when I die,
I'm going to see Aunt Betsy when I die,
When I die, when I die,
I'm going to see Aunt Betsy when I die.

There'll be no more tariffs when I die...

I'm going to Heaven in a whirlwind when I die...

I'm going to meet my honey, Lord, when I die...

I'm going back to where I come from when I die...