Pious Little Men, The

DESCRIPTION: "See the pious little men So faithful to their duty, Marching to a batter land In robes of shining beauty." "Lowly, lowly, lowly, low, I love to be a Shaker." (x2) "Be kind and be good... If you join the Shaker band You will be good forever."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2010 (Grimes-StoriesFromTheAnneGrimesCollection)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Grimes-StoriesFromTheAnneGrimesCollection, p. 57, "The Pious Little Men" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #21428
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Lowly Lowly
File: Grim057

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