Rock, Chariot, I Told You to Rock

DESCRIPTION: Biblical statements linked by the refrain "Judgement goin' to find me!" E.g., "Rock, Chariot, I Told You to Rock, Judgement goin'... Won't you rock, chariot, in the middle of the air... I wonder what chariot comin' after me...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (recording, Rich Amerson et al)
KEYWORDS: Bible religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Courlander-NegroFolkMusic, pp. 50-52, "(Rock, Chariot, I Told You to Rock)" (1 text); p. 227, "Rock Chariot" (1 tune, partial text)
ADDITIONAL: Harold Courlander, _A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore_, Crown Publishers, 1976, pp. 1345-346, "Rock, Chariot" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10961
RECORDINGS:
Rich Amerson, Earthy Anne Coleman & Price Coleman, "Rock Chariot, I Told You to Rock" (on NFMAla2)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" (subject)
NOTES [18 words]: This is based on Ezekiel's vision in Ezekiel 1, but with hints of the Assumption of Elijah (2 Kings 2). - RBW
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File: CNFM050

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