I Can't Stand the Fire

DESCRIPTION: "I can't stand the fire (dear sister), I can't stand the fire (O Lord), I can't stand the fire, While the Jordan roll so swift."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1866 (Allen/Ware/Garrison-SlaveSongsUnitedStates)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Allen/Ware/Garrison-SlaveSongsUnitedStates, p. 42, "I Can't Stand the Fire" (1 short text which the author suspect is a fragment, 2 tunes)
Roud #11997
File: AWG042B

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