My Soul Be At Rest

DESCRIPTION: Response line is "My soul be at rest." Leader lines include "One of these mornings and it won't be long," "Be at rest, going to be at rest," "Be at rest till Judgment Day," "Hitch on my wings and try the air," "You'll ask for me and I'll be gone"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious shanty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands, p. 221, "My Soul Be At Rest" (1 text)
File: Parp221A

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