In that Great Gettin' Up Morning

DESCRIPTION: "In that great gettin' up morning, Fare thee well, fare thee well...." Call and answer about the deeds of Gabriel (the Annunciation to Mary and the Last Trumpet). The refrain "Fare thee well" occurs throughout
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1874 (Dett/Fenner/Rathbun/Cleveland-ReligiousFolkSongsOfTheNegro-HamptonInstitute)
KEYWORDS: religious resurrection
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Dett/Fenner/Rathbun/Cleveland-ReligiousFolkSongsOfTheNegro-HamptonInstitute, pp. 154-156, "In Dat Great Gittin'-Up Mornin'" (1 text, 1 tune; pp. 235-237 in the 1874 edition)
Lomax/Lomax-FolkSongUSA 106, "Great Gittin' Up Mornin'" (1 text, 1 tune)
Warren-EveryTimeIFeelTheSpirit, pp. 63-65, "In Dat Great Gittin' Up Mornin'" (1 text, 1 tune)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 349, "Great Getting Up Morning" (1 text)
Roud #15228
RECORDINGS:
Four Dusty Travelers, "Great Gittin' Up Mornin'" (Columbia 14499, 1930; rec. 1929; on VocalQ2)
James Garfield Smalls, "In dat Great Gittin-Up Mornin'" (on USSeaIsland03)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "We've Come to Judgment" (lyrics)
File: LxU106

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