HEAR dat rum'lin' in de sky! Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! O, dat's de good Lord walkin' by, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! CHORUS Mahster! Jesus! You done come down to please us, And dahs de good Lord sees us, As he goes walkin' by! See dat lightnin' lick his tongue? Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! 'Spec he taste de song 'ut de angels sung -- Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! De big black clouds is bust in two, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! And dahs de 'postles peekin' frue, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! Know dem angels ev'ry one, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! Kase dey's got wings and we'se got none, Hol' fas', brudders, till you git dah! CHORUS Mahster! Jesus! You done come down to please us, And dahs de good Lord sees us, As he goes walkin' by! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: MANY SOLDIERS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HEMLOCK AND CEDAR by CARL SANDBURG BEFORE A STATUE OF ACHILLES by GEORGE SANTAYANA CLASS SONG (WHICH WILL BE SUNG ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY) by GEORGE SANTAYANA I WOULD LIVE IN YOUR LOVE by SARA TEASDALE MOTTO TO THE SONGS OF INNOCENCE & OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |