I'll Be Waiting Up There

DESCRIPTION: "If you miss me from singing, And can't find me nowhere, Just come on up to sweet heaven, I'll be singing up there. "You can find me up there (x2), Just come on up to sweet heaven." "If you miss me from praying...." "If you miss me from shouting...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, p. 247, "You Can Find Me Up There" (1 text)
Roud #18152
NOTES [55 words]: Although this does not seem to have been widely collected, it appears to me certain that this was the basis for the song "If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus," credited to Charles Neblett and famous for having been recorded by Pete Seeger. This hints that it was better known than the handful of collections would indicate. - RBW
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