Washin' Song

DESCRIPTION: "Some of these brethren gone wrong (x3), Oh, Lord, some of these brethren gone wrong." "Git right, brethren, git right." "Similarly with sisters, deacons, and presumably anyone else who has ever disagreed with the singer
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama, p. 142, "Washin' Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #16298
NOTES [20 words]: There are no references in the text of this to washing; it's just that the informant's informant sang it while washing. - RBW
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File: Arno142

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