Lord, Remember Me (II)

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "O sinner you better pray, Do, Lord, remember me (3x)." Edwards's verses include floating couplets like "Jacob's ladder mus' be long, De angels shout from heavin down" and "Mi he'd get wet wid di midnight dew, De mahnin stah was a witniss too"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1893 (Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories)
KEYWORDS: Bible floatingverses nonballad religious
FOUND IN: West Indies(Bahamas)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories 39, "Lawd, Remember Me" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [12 words]: The description is based on the Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories text. - BS
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File: Edwa039

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