Tall Angel at the Bar

DESCRIPTION: "Tall angel at the bar, lord I wonder what's to matter (x2)." "Tall Angel at the bar, will my mother got to go (x2)." "Tall angel... to the bar of God." "She come stepping down the Jordan." "She come stepping down like the lightning." "Don't a-fail...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad mother death
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama, p. 165, "Tall Angel at the Bar" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #16130
File: Arno165

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