Gospel Train (III), The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, don't you hear that whistle blowin' (x3), Get on board, get on board." "Oh, it ain't no harm to trust in Jesus (x3), Get on board, get on board." "Jesus is the conductor." ""Oh! have you got your ticket ready?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1919 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad train
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 529, "The Gospel Train" (2 texts plus a fragment; this is the "B" text; "A" is "The Gospel Train (II)"; "C" is a fragment of "Get On Board, Little Children")
File: Br3529B

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