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Bury My Body/Don't Care Wher' Yer Bury My Body/My Soul Is Gonna Live With God
Traditional Old-Time Spiritual;
ARTIST: From A. E. Perkins ''Negro Spirituals from the Far-South.'' The Journal of American Folklore, 35, 137. (1922)
Lyrics Animals based on Josh White
YOUTUBE: Animals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtFtwX4vCbM
Al Kooper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnGL8HtHvUY
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
DATE: 1800s; JOAFL 1922
RECORDING INFO: Bury My Body
White, Josh. Josh, Elektra EkL 114, LP (1957), trk# B.06
Perkins. A. E. ''Negro Spirituals from the Far- South.'' The Journal of American Folklore, 35, 137. (1922)
RELATED TO:
OTHER NAMES: "My Soul Is Gonna Live With God" "I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body"
SOURCES: Folk Index;
NOTES: "Bury My Body" or "Don't Care Wher' Yer Bury My Body" is a traditional African-American spiritual collected by A. E. Perkins ''Negro Spirituals from the Far-South.'' The Journal of American Folklore, 35, 137. (1922). A version is sung by Josh White that has been arranged and played by Al Kopper and The Animals. Lonnie Donegan performed "I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body" with Chris Barber.
Josh White: My Soul Is Gonna Live With God (I Don't Care Where They Bury My Body)
Oh, Lord, I don't care where they bury my body,
Oh, Lord, I don't care where they bury my body,
Oh, Lord, I don't care where they bury my body
'Cause my soul's going to live with God.
4. Don't Care Wher' Yer Bury My Body [Perkins. A. E. ''Negro Spirituals from the Far- South.'' The Journal of American Folklore, 35, 137. (1922)]
Don't care wher' yer bury my body, Don't care wher' yer bury my body, Don't care wher' yer bury my body; Oh, mer little soul gwi' rise and shine, Oh, mer little soul gwi' rise and shine. Bury mer body 'n de east of de garden, Bury mer body 'n de east of de garden, Bury mer body 'n de east of de garden; Oh, mer little soul gwi' rise and shine! Oh, mer little soul gwi' rise and shine!
Bury My Body- Animals version bsed on Josh White
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Cause my soul is gonna live with God, oh, oh, oh yeah
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Cause my soul is gonna live with God, oh, oh, oh yeah
Lead me Jesus, lead me
Why don't you lead me in the middle of the air
And if my wings should fail me
Won't you provide me with another pair.
Please God I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Cause my soul is gonna live with God, oh, oh, oh yeah
I said alright
You know it's alright
It's alright, c'mon...
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Cause my soul is gonna live with God, oh, oh, oh yeah
Lead me Jesus, lead me
Why don't you lead me in the middle of the air
And if my wings should fail me
Won't you provide me with another pair
Please God I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Lord, I don't care where they...
Bury my body
Cause my soul is gonna live with God
I said hey, baby,
My soul, my soul, my soul
Is gonna live, live with God
My soul, my soul, my soul, my soul
Is gonna live, live with God
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