I GOT A HOME IN-A DAT ROCK I

I got a home in-a dat rock, Don't you see?
I got a home in-a dat rock, Don't you see?
Between de earth and sky, thought I heard my Saviour cry,
You got a home in-a dat rock, Don't you see?

Poor man Lazrus, poor as I, Don't you see?
Poor man Lazrus, poor as I, Don't you see?
Poor man Lazrus, poor as I, When he died he foun' a home on high,
He had a home in-a dat rock, Don't you see?

Rich man Dives, he lived so well, Don't you see?
Rich man Dives, he lived so well, Don't you see?
Rich man Dives, he lived so well, when he died he foun' a home in Hell,
He had no home in-a dat rock, Don't you see?

God gave Noah de rainbow sign, Don't you see?
God gave Noah de rainbow sign, Don't you see?
God gave Noah de rainbow sign, no more water but fire nex' time,
Better get a home in-a dat rock, Don't you see?

Johnson and Johnson, The Book of American Negro Spirituals 1925 (I), p. 96.

I GOT A HOME IN THE ROCK II

I got a home in the rock, don't you see? (don't you see)
I got a home in that rock, don't you see? (don't you see)
I got a home in that rock, jes' beyond the mountain top,
I got a home in the rock, don't you see?

O, old Lazrus pulled his eye*, don't you see?
O, old Lazrus pulled his eye, don't you see?
O, old Lazrus pulled his eye, when he's dyin' home on high,
I got a home in the rock, don't you see?

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, don't you see?
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, don't you see?
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, all those prophets dead an' gone,
I got a home in that rock, don't you see?

What's that yonder, looks so black, don't you see?
What's that yonder, looks so black, don't you see?
What's that yonder looks so black, mus' be children turning back,
I got a home in the rock, don't you see?

God showed Noah by de rainbow sign, don't you see?
God showed Noan by de rainbow sign, don't you see?
God showed Noah by de rainbow sign, no more water but fire next time,
I got a home in the rock, don't you see?

*poor as I? Sung by Sylvester Johnson and Rufus Spearman, De Ridder, LA. John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip.
Also published by Diton, Kennedy and White.
On record, TCI Womens Four, Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs I, Blues Encore (Ita.)
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