“Babylon Is Falling”
Description
"Way up in the cornfield where you hear the thunder, That is our old forty pounder gun, When the shells are missin' then we load with pumpkins, All the same we make the cowards run." The slave rejoices to triumph over the master
Notes
Not to be confused with the hymn, "Babylon Is Fallen." - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Kingdom Coming (The Year of Jubilo)" (theme)
References
- Randolph 229, "Babylon Is Falling" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Greenway-AFP, p. 103, "Babylon is Fallen" (1 text)
- DT, BBLNFALL
- Roud #7706
- BI, R229