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Can I Count On You?/Take a Stand/Prayer of Death
Traditional Spiritual and Gospel Hymn;
ARTIST: Sensational Nightingales Can I Count On You? Peacock c.1957
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: early 1900s; circa 1959
RECORDING INFO: Can I Count On You?
Sensational Nightingales Can I Count On You? Peacock c.1957
OTHER NAMES: "Prayer of Death" "Take A Stand" "Take Your Stand"
RELATED TO: "Prayer of Death" "Take A Stand"
SOURCES: WFMU; "Slave to the Blues" Max Haymes
NOTES: "Can I Count On You?" is the Sensational Nightingales version of the old African-American spiritual usually titled "Take A Stand" or Blind Willie Johnson titled it "Take Your Stand." Charley Patton called it "Prayer of Death, Pt 1"
Take a Stand- Elder Lonnie McIntorsh; Bessie Johnson 1928
Take a stand, take a stand take a stand,
If I never, never see you anymore.
Take a stand, take a stand take a stand,
I'll meet you on that other shore.
Fare you well, fare you well, fare you well
If I never, never see you anymore.
Fare you well, fare you well, fare you well
I'll meet you on that other shore.
Here's my hand, here's my hand, here's my hand
If I never, never see you anymore.
Here's my hand, here's my hand, here's my hand
I'll meet you on that other shore.
Prayer of Death pt 1- Charley Patton
Take a stand, take a ..., take a stand,
If I never, never see you ....,
Take a stand, take a .., take a stand,
I'll meet you on that other shore.
I got his word, got his..., got his word,
If I never, never see you any....
I got his word, got his..., got his word,
I'll meet you on that other shore.
I have a right, have a ..., have a right,
If I never, never see you anymore.
I have a right, have a ..., have a right,
I'll meet you on that other shore.
I left old Hell, left old Hell, left old Hell,
If I never, never see you any...
I left old Hell, left old..., left old ...,
I'll meet you on that kingdom shore.
Can I Count On You? Sensational Nightingales- Peacock c.1957; The VAMP section is not exact and is just an ad lib with the response "I'm goin home."
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Well, goodbye (goodbye)
Goodbye (goodbye)
And if I never see you no more (never never see you no more)
Goodbye (goodbye)
Goodbye (goodbye)
I'll meet you on that (other shore)
Fare you well (Fare you well)
Fare you well (Fare you well)
And if I never see you no more (never never see you no more)
Fare you well (Fare you well)
Fare you well (Fare you well)
I'll meet you on that (other shore)
I got your word (got your word)
I got your word (got your word)
That why I'll never see you no more (never never see you no more)
I got your word (got your word)
I got your word (got your word)
I'll meet you on that (other shore)
Well, goodbye (goodbye)
Goodbye (goodbye)
Taht's why I'll never see you no more (never never see you no more)
Goodbye (goodbye)
Goodbye (goodbye)
I'll meet you on that (other shore)
VAMP (ad lib)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I found my soul (I'm goin home)
No sickness over there (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
Will you meet me there? (I'm goin home)
Will you meet me there? (I'm goin home)
Got a mother over there (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
Got a father over there (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
Can I count on you? (I'm goin home)
Will you meet me there? (I'm goin home)
Can I count on you? (I'm goin home)
Can I count on you? (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
Taht's why I'll never see you no more (never never see you no more)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I'm goin home (I'm goin home)
I'll meet you on that (other shore)
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