Road Is Rugged, But I Must Go

DESCRIPTION: "Road is rugged but I must go, I must go to see my Lord." "It's a field of battle but I must go, I must go to see my Lord." "Got to pray so hard but I must go." "Jesus died and I must go."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1913 (Diton, according to Joyner-FolkSongInSouthCarolina)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad travel
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Joyner-FolkSongInSouthCarolina, p. 92, "Road Is Rugged, but I Must Go" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #21331
File: Joyn092

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