You Can Run a Long Time

DESCRIPTION: The singer warns against disobeying God "You can run a long time... But your sins are going to find you out." He condemns the people around him, warns of various sins, accuses the listener of insufficient zeal, and otherwise makes an ass of himself
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: religious warning
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 66, "You Can Run a Long Time" (1 text)
Roud #7868
File: Br3066

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