WISH I'SE IN HEAVEN SETTIN' DOWN
Traditional Negro Spiritual

Wish I'se in heaven settin' down, settin' down,
Wish I'se in heaven settin' down, settin' down,
O Mary, O Martha
Wish I'se in heaven settin' down.

Wouldn't get tired no more, no more,
Wouldn't get tired no more, no more,
O Mary, O Martha
Wouldn't get tired no more.

Wouldn't have nothin' to do, to do,
Wouldn't have nothin' to do, to do,
O Mary, O Martha
Wouldn't have nothin' to do.

Try on my long white robe, long white robe,
Try on my long white robe, long white robe,
O Mary, O Martha
Try on my long white robe.

Sit at my Jesus' feet, Jesus' feet,
Sit at my Jesus' feet, Jesus' feet,
O Mary, O Martha
Sit at my Jesus' feet.

SOURCE:
American Negro Songs, 230 Folk Songs and Spirituals, Religious and Secular. John W. Work, Dover Publications, Mineola, NY 1998. Orig. pub. Crown Publishers, NY, 1940. ISBN 0-486-40271-1.

 

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