Lyr Req: Come and Jine (trad. Florida)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine
From: Richie
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 09:35 PM

Thanks Q,

R-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 09:08 PM

Folksongs of Florida reprinted 1990, 2000; Univ. Florida.

Some very unusual material in this 464 page paperback; well worth looking for. New for $29.95, but used copies as cheap as $10.00 at Amazon.com. I did not check Abebooks.

Subject: Lyr. Add: COME AND JINE (trad. Florida)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 09:01 PM

Come and Jine

There are churches in our land
Run by wicked, worldly men;
They will stand and tell you, brother,
Come and jine!
If you'll only join our crew,
You can smoke and drink and chew,
You can be a preacher, too.
Come and jine!

Chorus:
Come and jine, the preacher calleth;
Come and jine!
You can go to the parties all the time,
If you'll only pay your dues.
You can be a deacon, too,
Come and jine, the preacher calleth;
Come and jine!

All the preachers preach for pay;
They'll take fodder, corn or hay,
But they'll stand and tell you, brother,
Come and jine!
All the members dress as the world
With their rubies and their pearls,
But if you start to leave, they'll tell you
Come and jine!

You can do just as you please;
Never get down on your knees,
But you must keep on telling the people,
Come and jine!
You can get mad and have a fight,
Or drink liquor till you're tight,
And they'll let you be a full-fledged member
All the time.

You can go to picture shows,
And though all the religion oppose,
But you must tell the people,
Come and jine!
They will never turn you out
Unless you get religion and begin to shout;
Then they'll tell you to quit that stuff,
Come and jine!

Coll. Apalachicola, Florida.
Alton C. Morris, 1950, Folksongs of Florida, Univ. Florida Press.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine
From: Richie
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 08:38 PM

TY,

It may be a parody of "Come and Dine" which was done by Grandpa Jones and others.

"Come and Jine" or Come and Join is in a Florida Folklore publication so it's probably hard to find,

R-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 04:02 PM

Is it any relation to "Come and Dine"?

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/c/o/comedine.htm

(It's a pretty hymn if you don't play it the way they do on that page.)

Subject: Lyr Req: Come and Jine
From: Richie
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 02:33 PM

Hi,

There's a version of "Come and Jine" collected in Florida in the mid-1930s. Anyone have the lyrics?

Are there any other religious lyrics with that title?

Richie