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BLACK SPIRITUAL: STARS BEGIN TO FALL by ANONYMOUS - AFRICAN AMERICAN

First Line: I TINK I HEAR MY BRUDDER SAY
Last Line: WHEN DE STARS BEGIN TO FALL!

I TINK I hear my brudder say,
Call de nation great and small;
I lookee on de God's right hand
When de stars begin to fall.
Oh, what a mournin', sister, --
Oh, what a mournin', brudder, --
Oh, what a mournin',
When de stars begin to fall!



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