Robe, The

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "Oh the robe, the robe my Lord The robe is all ready now (x2)."Verses: "My mother's gone and left me here." "Christian trials just begun." "Ferry boat going to carry us over."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious clothes
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands 42, pp. 180-181, "O de Robe" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: Parr042

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