Beautiful Star (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Beautiful star, star, star, Bright morning star, Beautiful star, star, star, Star in the East, Although you see me go along so, Star in the East, I have my trials here below, Star in the East"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1893 (Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious
FOUND IN: West Indies(Bahamas)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories 7, "Beautiful Sta'h" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [36 words]: The description is based on the Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories text. - BS
Not to be confused with the song "Beautiful Star (Star of the Evening)," by James M. Sayles, which Lewis Carroll parodied as "Beautiful Soup." - RBW
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