Funeral Hymn, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, carry me away to the graveyard After a long time suffering, Where every day will be Sunday, by and by, By and by, by and by, Where every day will be Sunday, by and by." "So fare you well, dear (father/mother/brothers/etc.), I am going home to glory."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1893 (Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories)
KEYWORDS: religious death nonballad
FOUND IN: US(Ap) West Indies(Bahamas,Trinidad)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Fuson-BalladsOfTheKentuckyHighlands, p. 207, "A Funeral Hymn" (1 text)
Edwards-BahamaSongsAndStories 16, "Ev'ry Day Be Sunday" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST Fus207 (Partial)
Roud #16370
RECORDINGS:
Victoria Philip, Dixon Philip, Ma Philip, "Carry Me Away" (on WITrinidadVillage02)
File: Fus207

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