Go On Deacon and Get Your Crown

DESCRIPTION: "Go on, deacon, and get your crown (x3), The house of the Lord I'm bound for. My soul is bound for glory, yes, Lord, glory (x2), That's what Satan is a-grumbling about."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, p. 248, "Go On Deacon and Get Your Crown" (1 short text)
Roud #18165
File: KiWa238G

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