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Ain’t Gonna Lay My Armor Down
TRadtional Old-Time, Bluegrass Gospel;
ARTIST: McVay & Johnson 1928
CATEGORY: Traditional Bluegrass Gospel;
DATE: 1900s; First Recorded in 1928 McVay & Johnson
RECORDING INFO: Ain’t Gonna Lay My Armor Down
McVay & Johnson 1928;
Kentucky Coon Hinters 1931;
West Maryland Highballers 1963
OTHER NAMES: "Ain’t Going To Lay My Armor Down"
SOURCES: Folk Index; Meade
NOTES: "Ain’t Going To Lay My Armor Down" was first recorded in 1928 by Ancil McVay and Roland Johnson as a vocal duet with fiddle, guitar and banjo. This little known old-time gospel song probably has roots in African-American revival songs but has only appeared as a white spiritual.
The song form and melody resemble the gospel song, "Peace Like A River."
Ain’t Gonna Lay My Armor-McVay & Johnson 1928;
CHORUS: I ain't gonna lay my armor down, I ain't gonna lay my armor down
I ain't gonna lay my armor down, Till He comes.
I ain't gonna lay my armor down, I ain't gonna lay my armor down,
I ain't gonna lay my armor down, Till He comes.
VERSE: I'm gonna stand on the word of God
I'm gonna stand on the word God
I'm gonna stand on the word God
Till He comes (Repeat)
CHORUS
I'm gonna sing and shout and pray
I'm gonna sing and shout and pray
I'm gonna sing and shout and pray
Till He comes (Repeat)
CHORUS
I ain't gonna run when the battle gets hot
I ain't gonna run when the battle gets hot
I ain't gonna run when the battle gets hot
Till He comes (Repeat)
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