“Traveling Shoes”
Description
Death comes to the door of the sinner, the gambler, the Christian, etc., asking if they are "ready to go." The sinner says, "I'm not ready to go; I ain't (got/put on) my travelin' shoes." The Christian, by contrast, is ready and eager to go
Recordings
- Selah Jubilee Quartet, "Traveling Shoes" (Decca 7628, 1939)
- Vera Hall Ward, "Travelling Shoes" (on NFMAla5)
References
- Courlander-NFM, p. 70, "(Got No Travellin' Shoes)" (1 text); p. 233, "Traveling Shoes" (1 tune, partial text)
- Roud #10968
- BI, CNFM070A