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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Georgia Sea Island Singers
The Georgia Sea Island Singers
Performer
Bessie Jones
Bessie Jones
Lead Vocals
Emma Ramsay
Emma Ramsay
Background Vocals
John Davis
John Davis
Background Vocals
Mable Hillery
Mable Hillery
Background Vocals
Peter Davis
Peter Davis
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bessie Jones
Bessie Jones
Songwriter
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
Composer

Lyrics

Before this time another year
I may be gone.
Out in some lonely graveyard
O Lord, how long?
My mother's broke the ice and gone,
O Lord, how long?
By the grace of God I'll follow on,
O Lord, how long?
My father's broke the ice and gone,
O Lord, how long?
By the grace of God I'll follow on,
O Lord, how long?
My Saviour's broke the ice and gone,
O Lord, how long?
By the grace of God I'll follow on,
O Lord, how long?
Written by: Alan Lomax, Bessie Jones

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