See me Here

DESCRIPTION: "See me here my (leader/Deacon/Preacher), See me here. All around the body, See me here"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang)
KEYWORDS: funeral nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang, pp. 256-257, "Sim-me Yuh Muh Leaduh" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [40 words]: e description follows Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang but I do not repeat the dialect.
According to Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang, "This spiritual is usually sung at wakes, while marching around the body." - BS
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File: HPR256A

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