Lyr.Add: THE TWELVE APOSTLES

"Come an' I will sing!"
"What will you sing?"
"I will sing of two."
"Two of the little white babes,
Dressed in the mournin' green.

"Come an' I will sing!"
"What will you sing?"
"I will sing of three."
"What of the three?"
"Three of them were strangers,
Two of the little white babes,
Dressed in the mournin' green.

(Verses continue in this form)
"Four of the gospel preachers,

"Five of the ferrymen in the boat,

"Six of the cheerful waiters,

"Seven of the seven stars in the sky,

"Eight of the eight archangels,

"Nine of the sunshines bright and fair,

"Ten of the ten commandments,

"'Leven of the saints that has gone to heaven,

"Twelve of the twelve apostles,

Isabel Spradley, Van Buren, Arkansas. From V. Randolph, 1982, Ozark Folksongs, ed. Norm Cohen, p. 426-429, with music.
The subjects and the last line of each verse differ from those of versions in the DT and Forum. There is no "one." I have no explanation for the "five ferrymen," "six cheerful waiters," or "nine of the sunshines."
See: Green-Rushes ; also Green grow ; and Go Where ; also commentary in DT.