Let Me Fly (Not So Particular)

DESCRIPTION: "I have a mother in the promis'd land, I'm not so particular 'bout shakin' her hand, But I heard an angel singing, Oh, let her fly, let her fly. Lord, Lord, let her fly, Let her fly to Mount Zion and sit down." "I have a father in the promis'd land...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad father mother
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, pp. 250-251, "Not So Particular 'Bout Shakin' de Hand" (1 text)
Roud #18174
File: KiWa250N

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