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01 Jun 10 - 02:33 PM (#2918392) Subject: Lyr Req: Come and Jine From: Richie 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 |
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01 Jun 10 - 04:02 PM (#2918469) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine From: GUEST,leeneia 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.) |
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01 Jun 10 - 08:38 PM (#2918715) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine From: Richie 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- |
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01 Jun 10 - 09:01 PM (#2918736) Subject: Lyr. Add: COME AND JINE (trad. Florida) From: Q (Frank Staplin) 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. |
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01 Jun 10 - 09:08 PM (#2918739) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine From: Q (Frank Staplin) 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. |
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01 Jun 10 - 09:35 PM (#2918750) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come and Jine From: Richie Thanks Q, R- |