Christian, Fight On, Your Time Ain't Long

DESCRIPTION: "Christian, fight on, your time ain't long (x2), I step in the water and the water was cold, It chilled my body but not my soul. Christian, fight on...." "I've been 'buked and I've been scored, I've been talked about sa sure as you're born."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious fight nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, p. 254, "Christian, Fight On, Yo' Time Ain't Long" (1 text)
Roud #18162
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "You Fight On ("fight on" lyric)
NOTES [17 words]: Roud lumps this with "You Fight On," but other than the words "fight on," I don't see much in common. - RBW
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File: KiWa254C

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