Sinner Too Late

DESCRIPTION: The sinner is told what he needs to do, but he ignores the warnings. "Turn ... the sinner wouldn't turn." "My Lord call you -- wouldn't come." "Church bell ring -- you wouldn't come." "O too late, sinner, too late."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands, p. 225, ("Turn sinner turn - sinner wouldn't turn") (1 text)
NOTES [17 words]: Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands writes that this was sung while flailing the rice sheaf. - BS
Last updated in version 4.1
File: Parp225

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