Seven stars in his right hand,
Save me from sinking down.
All stars move at his command,
Save me from sinking down.
Refrain.
Oh, my Lord, save me from sinking down.
John was a Baptist, so am I,
Save me from sinking down.
And he heard poor Israel's cry,
Save us from sinking down.
The following is only a snatch, but it is enough to show that the economic
factor was not yet predominant. In it we still see traces of the Bible's
influence:
O Lord, sinner, you got to die,
It may be to-day or to-morrow.
You can't tell the minute or the hour,
But, sinner, you've got to die.
Refrain.
We now come to songs originated by the present generation of negroes. They
all deal with work and love. The following might be entitled: