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Thread #40983   Message #646981
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
10-Feb-02 - 09:42 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: I Got a Home In-Dat Rock (I, II)
Subject: Lyr Add: I GOT A HOME and DON'T YOU SEE?
I GOT A HOME

I got a home where liars can't go,
Don't you see?
Jus' between the heaven an' earth,
Where my Saviour bled an' died
I got a home where liars can't go,
Don't you see?

I got a home where sinners can't go,
Don't you see?
Jus' between the earth an' sky,
Where my Saviour bled an' died,
Don't you see?

When the earth begin to shake,
Don't you see?
You better get a ticket or you'll be late,
Don't you see?

Repeat, using drunkards, hypocrites, etc. Sometimes sung "can't find me" rather than "can't go."
H. W. Odum and G. B. Johnson, 1925 (1976) The Negro and His Songs, p. 96, no music.
@religion @spiritual

Lyr Add: DON'T YOU SEE?

I got a home in the Rock,
Don't you see?
Just between the heaven an' earth,
Well, yes, I got a home in the Rock,
Don't you see?

Judas was a deceitful man,
Don't you see?
Well, he betrayed the innercent Lam',
Well, he lost a home in the Rock,
Don't you see?

Well, the sun refuse to shine,
Don't you see?
The sun refuse to shine,
An' the sun refuse to shine, Don't you see?

God don't talk like a natural man,
Don't you see?
God don't talk like a natural man,
He talk so sinners can understan',
Don't you see?

Well, I don't want to stumble,
Don't you see?
Well, I don't want to fall,
I read that writin' on de wall,
Don't you see?

H. b. Odum and G. B. Johnson, 1925 (1976) The Negro and His Songs, pp. 96-97, no music.
@religion @spiritual