Woe Be Unto You

DESCRIPTION: "Woe be unto you (x2), You may throw yo' rocks an' hide yo' hands.... " "Well, it's woe be unto you (x2), You may dip yo' snuff an' hide yo' box..." "...You may dig yo' grave an' hide yo' spade, but it's woe be unto you."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934
KEYWORDS: nonballad sin
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. 604-605, "Woe Be Unto You."
Roud #15558
NOTES [18 words]: The Lomaxes call this a spiritual. I really don't see why. It looks more like a curse against hypocrites. - RBW
File: LxA604

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