I Mean to Go to Heaven Anyhow

DESCRIPTION: "I mean to go to heaven anyhow... Jesus died, oh, he died on the cross, To set every sinner free." "You told mother when she was living... You would treat her chilluns good... But... you've driven us from your door."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang)
KEYWORDS: orphan hardtimes mother death Jesus religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 592, "I Mean to Go to Heaven Anyhow" (1 text)
Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang, pp. 304-305, "Anyhow" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11905
File: Br3592

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