“Soon One Morning”
Description
"Soon one morning death come creepin' in my room (x3) Oh my Lord, oh my Lord, what shall I do to be saved?... Death done been here, took my mother and gone... I'm so glad I got religion in time."
Notes
Without a source for "You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond" I don't remember the lyrics well enough to know if it's the same song as "Soon One Morning," but I THINK it is. -PJS
Recordings
- Delta Big Four, "I Know My Time Ain't Long" (Paramount 12948, 1930; on VocalQ2)
- Golden Gate Quartet, "Hush" (Columbia 30136, 1948)
- Blind Willie Johnson, "You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond" (Columbia 14530-D, 1930)
- Rev. Willie Gresham & congregation, "Soon, One Mornin'" (on FolkVisions1)
- Fred McDowell, "Soon One Mornin'" (on LomaxCD1703)
- Wiseman Sextet, "Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name" (Paramount 12077, 1924)
References
- Lomax-FSUSA 103, "Soon One Morning" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, DETHCREP*
- Roud #10069
- BI, LxU103