Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me?

DESCRIPTION: "I was passing by the churchyard in the city and I saw a beggar old and grey." "A million miles I've traveled, And a million sights I've seen, And I'm waiting for the glory soon to be, But I wonder... Will the angels play their harps for me?"
AUTHOR: Walter Hirsch and Monte White (source: classic-country-song-lyrics.com and other low-quality web sites -- but they seem to agree)
EARLIEST DATE: 1928 (sheet music)
KEYWORDS: music begging | angels
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 68, "(A million miles I've travelled)" (1 text)
Roud #23018
RECORDINGS:
Bradley Kincaid, "Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me?" (Supertone 9452)
File: PKKB068C

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