We'll Soon Be Free

DESCRIPTION: "We'll soon be free (x3), When de Lord will call us home." "My brudder, how long (x3), 'Fore we done suffering here." "It won't be long." "We'll walk de miry road Where pleasure never dies." "We'll walk de golden street." ""We'll fight for liberty."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1870 (Higginson, according to Joyner-FolkSongInSouthCarolina)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad freedom
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Joyner-FolkSongInSouthCarolina, p. 93, "We'll Soon Be Free" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #21332
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "My Father, How Long?" (lyrics)
cf. "Mourner, You Shall Be Free (Moanish Lady)" (lyrics)
File: Joyn093

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