Separating Line

DESCRIPTION: "O (pray/preach/sing/shout/moan) right on, Just (pray/preach/sing/shout/moan) right on, I don't need this world any more Because when I cross that separating line I'm going to leave this world behind."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang, pp. 310-311, "Siporatin' Line" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [18 words]: The description follows Hutson/Pinckney/Rutledge-SomeSongsTheNegroSang but I do not repeat the dialect. - BS
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File: HPR310S

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