We Read in the Bible and We Understand
DESCRIPTION: "We read in the Bible and we understand, Methuselah was the oldest man, He lived nine hundred and sixty-nine." "We read in the Bible... Samson was the strongest man." "Joshua was the son of Nun, God was with him till the work was done."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad Bible
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro, p. 36, "(We read in the Bible and we understand)" (1 text, described as incomplete)
File: WFAN036
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