“Hell and Heaven (I've Been Buked and I've Been Scorned)”
Description
"I been 'buked and I been scorned, Childrens... I been talked 'bout sure as you're born." The singer tells how to drive Satan away with the gospel, how he will ride to heaven with Jesus, and declares that he will enjoy himself there
Cross references
- cf. "Oh, Mary Don't You Weep" (floating lyrics)
- cf. "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" (floating lyrics)
Recordings
- Tuskegee Institute Singers, "I've Been Buked and I've Been Scorned" (Victor 18447, 1918)
References
- Lomax-ABFS, pp. 588-591, "Hell and Heaven" (1 text, 1 tune, composite)
- Roud #15565
- BI, LxA588