“Never Said a Mumbling Word”
Description
"Oh they whupped him up the hill, up the hill... and he never said a mumbalin' word..... They crowned him with a thorny crown.... They nailed him to the cross.... They pierced him in the side.... Then he hung down his head and he died."
Notes
According to the Synoptic gospels (Mark 15:5, etc.), Jesus said very little to Pilate (according to Mark 15:2, two words, SU LEGEIS, loosely, "You said [it].") John, however, records an extended conversation. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "When My Lord Went to Pray" (floating lyrics)
- cf. "Look How They Done My Lord" (verses)
Recordings
- Vera Hall Ward & Dock Reed, "Look How They Done My Lord" (on NFMAla5)
References
- BrownIII 578, "He Never Said a Mumbling Word" (1 text)
- Lomax-FSUSA 102, "Never Said a Mumblin' Word" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Lomax-ABFS, pp. 587-588, "Never Said a Mumbalin' Word" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Botkin-SoFolklr, p. 759, "He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Courlander-NFM, p. 60, (no title) (1 text)
- Roud #10068
- BI, LxU102