Come Join the Huckleberry PIcnic

DESCRIPTION: "When Angel Gabriel blows his horn, You've got to go just as sure as you're born, And when you die you'll find a place...." "Come join the huckleberry picnic... I'm one of the committee and invite you." People are warned to "come get religion"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1971 (Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle)
KEYWORDS: food religious Devil
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle, pp. 76-77, "Come Join the Huckleberry PIcnic" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7517
NOTES [40 words]: This looks very much like a hymn to which the "huckleberry picnic" chorus was added, but I can't find any mention of a hymn "When Angel Gabriel blows his horn" except for a copyright claim made after Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle was printed. - RBW
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