My Soul Rock On Jubilee

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "'N Jubilee (x2), A-a-a-h my Lord, 'N Jubilee (x2), My soul rock on Jubilee." Verses: "Long time talki' 'bout Jubilee." "My mother done gone to Jubilee." "I come to tell you 'bout Jubilee." "That Jud! That Jud! [sic] That Jubilee."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands)
KEYWORDS: nonballad religious
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands, p. 89, "My Soul Rock On Jubilee" (2 texts)
NOTES [42 words]: In Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands's verses, the verse line is repeated, alternating with "A-a-a-h my Lord" and "My soul rock on Jubilee."
Art Rosenbaum's liner notes to McIntosh1 note that that recording's "Jubilee" is a similar shout song. - BS
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