I LEF' MY HOME A-PRAYIN' (ON MY WAY)

Cho.
I lef' my home a-prayin',
I lef' my home a-prayin',
I lef' my home a-prayin',
On my way.

Get back, get back, ye hosts of Hell,
I'm on my way.
An' let God's children take the field,
I'm on my way.
Cho.
Oh' Satan's mad and I'm glad,
I'm on my way.
He missed a soul he thought he had,
I'm on my way.
Cho.

Ed Jones, Boyd, AL. Revised fragment of hymn? The phrase "Satan's mad ...," etc. appears in several songs.
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. Click on LInks at top of page and go to Lomax Collection for notes and sound.
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