“Mone, Member, Mone”
Description
"Tell-a me who had a rod, Mone, member, mone! Hit was Moses, child of God, Mone, member, mone!" A call-and-answer sermon describing the crossing of the Red Sea, listing the order of those who will go to heaven, and calling for repentance
Notes
One suspects that this was sort of a preacher's "zipper" text -- any story could be zipped in to replace the Exodus account. But I've never seen this in any other form, so I can't say with certainty. - RBW
References
- Lomax-ABFS, pp. 578-579, "Mone, Member, Mone" (1 text)
- Roud #15562
- BI, LxA578