Noah's Ark (I)

DESCRIPTION: Floating spiritual verses, most of which refer to inequities between the rich and the poor and the inevitability of death. Refrain refers to Noah and the ark but most of the verses don't mention it at all
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1920
KEYWORDS: death nonballad playparty religious
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Wyman/Brockway-LonesomeSongs-KentuckyMountains-Vol2, p. 36, "Noah's Ark" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3639
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Let the Dove Come In" (lyrics)
cf. "All My Trials" (lyrics)
cf. "De Fust Banjo (The Banjo Song; The Possum and the Banjo; Old Noah)" (theme)
File: WB2036

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