“Sinful Army”

Description

"O fathers, ain't you glad you left that sinful army? (x2), The sea gave way -- Oh, mothers, ain't you glad the sea gave way? Oh, Moses smote the water And the children all passed over... And the sea gave way." "oh, brothers, ain't you glad...."

Cross references

References

  1. MHenry-Appalachians, p. 199, "Pharaoh's Army" (1 text)
  2. BI, MHAp199

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1926 (Henry, from "a group of Negroes at Montreat, North Carolina")
Keywords: religious nonballad
Found in: US(SE)