I Have a Loving Sister

DESCRIPTION: "I have a loving sister to be bap-per-tized (x3), Who loves a dying lamb." "Move along, move along, God give you wings to move along." Presumably repeated with brother, etc.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, p. 243, "I Have a Loving Sister" (1 short text)
Roud #18157
NOTES [37 words]: The image of Jesus as the Lamb of God is stated in John 1:29, and the Lamb is a major character in the Apocalypse (book of Revelation), starting in chapter 5, although there are no direct references to the "dying lamb." - RBW
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File: KiWa243

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