I Want to Be an Angel

DESCRIPTION: "I want to be an angel And with the angels stand, A crown upon my forehead, A harp in my hand. Outshine the sun (x3), And that's Beulah land."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Killion/Waller-ATreasuryOfGeorgiaFolklore, p. 233, "I Want to Be an Angel" (1 text)
Roud #18156
NOTES [27 words]: The name "Beulah," used in Isaiah 62:4, means "married"; it isn't really an appropriate name for a country, but this is not evident from the King James Version. - RBW
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