Here're four transcriptions of "When the World's On Fire" by The Carter Family. Is (3) with (4) the best? The recording is HERE (Dicho's link).
(1) WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, my loving mother, when the world's on fire
Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow
Tide me over in the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
I'm going to heaven when the world's on fire
And I want God's bosom to be my pillow
Tide me over in the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Oh, my loving brother, when the world's on fire
Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow
Tide me over in the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Oh, my loving sinner, when the world's on fire
Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow
Tide me over in the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Don't you want to go to heaven when the world's on fire
Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow
Tide me over in the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
From HERE)
(2) When The World's On Fire
O my loving mother when the world's on fire
Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow
Hide thee over in the rock of ages
Rock of ages clef for me
I'm going to heaven when the world's on fire
And I want God's bosom to be your pillow
Hide thee over in the rock of ages
Rock of ages clef for me
O my loving brother.....
O my loving sinner.....
Don't you want to go to heaven......
(From HERE)
(3) WHEN THE WORLD'S ON FIRE
Oh my loving mother
When the world's on fire
Don't you want God's bosom
To be your pillow
Hide me over
In the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
I'm going to Heaven
When the world's on fire
Then I want God's bosom
To be my pillow
Hide me over
In the Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Oh my loving brother...
...
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Oh my loving sinner...
...
Rock of Ages cleft for me
Don't you want to go to heaven...
...
Don't you want God's bosom...
...
Rock of Ages cleft for me
(From The Carter Family: In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, Bear Family)
(4) Comment on (3) above:
"throughout: Rocks NOT Rock"
(From HERE)
~Masato