You May Bury Me in the East

DESCRIPTION: "You may bury me in the East, You may bury me in the West, But I'll her the trumpet sound In-a that morning." "In-a that morning, How I long to go, For to hear the trumpet sound..." "In-a that dreadful judgament day, We'll take wings and fly away...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad death burial
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Work-FolkSongOfTheAmericanNegro, pp. 60-61, "You May Bury Me in the East" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11958
File: WFAN060

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