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Thread #41075   Message #591267
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
12-Nov-01 - 08:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: I'll Answer to My Name
Subject: I'LL ANSWER TO MY NAME
I'LL ANSWER TO MY NAME

Cho.
When de roll be called in de heben,
I'll answer to my name,
Brother, when de roll be called in de Heben,
I'll answer to my name.

When I get to Heben, God knows I'm gonna walk,
When I get to Heben, God knows I'm gonna talk,
I'm gonna argue with the Father, I'm gonna chat with de Son,
I'm gonna talk about de world that I just come from.

Well, I looked way yonder in de middle o' de sky,
The great Jehovah come passin' by,
Well, look way yonder in de middle o' de air,
That road stops a-rollin' 'til I gets there.

Well, he sits so high an' he looked so low,
He knows what de people have to undergo,
Lookin' in de streets with de hebenly heart,
An' he knows what you got before you start.

Henry Truvillion, Newton, Texas. John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. Click on Links at top of page and go to Lomax Collection to get details and recording of song.
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