Let's March Around the Wall (That Suits Me)
DESCRIPTION: "Oh, come along boys, let's march around the wall, I don't want to stumble, great God, I don't want to fall." "My leader, my tenor, my barione, God, forever stand." Similarly with sisters, brothers, deacons, etc. Other verses may float
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE,So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Rosenbaum-FolkVisionsAndVoices, p. 116, "Let's March Around the Wall" (1 text, 1 tune)
Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama, p. 117, "Roun' the Wall" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #16280
File: Rose116
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