By and By (I)

DESCRIPTION: "By and by I am going to lay down my heavy heavy load." "Oh one of these mornings, sometimes I'm so sad, I am going to lay down my heavy heavy load." "I know my robe's going to fit me well... I tried it on at the gates of Hell." "Gonna take my wings"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE,So)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Dett/Fenner/Rathbun/Cleveland-ReligiousFolkSongsOfTheNegro-HamptonInstitute, pp. 124-125, "By and By" (1 text, 1 tune)
Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro, p. 70, "By and By" (1 text)
Owens-TexasFolkSongs-2ed, pp. 173-174, "By and By" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #11963
File: Ow2E173

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