Rodeheaver's Plantation Melodies

#	Text	Tune
1	Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord	[Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord]
2	Lord, I want to be a Christian	[Lord, I want to be a Christian]
3	Knocks like Jesus	[Knocks like Jesus]
4	I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory	[I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory]
5	I'm born of God, I know I am	[I'm born of God, I know I am]
6	Goin't' lay down my burden	[Goin't' lay down my burden]
7	Chariot rode on the mountain-top	[Chariot rode on the mountain-top]
8	Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier?	[Do you think I'll make a soldier, soldier?]
9	My Lord calls me, He calls me by the thunder	[My Lord calls me, He calls me by the thunder]
10	I got-a shoes, you got-a shoes	[I got-a shoes, you got-a shoes]
11	De Gospel train's a-comin'	[De Gospel train's a-comin']
12	Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand	[Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand]
13	I looked over Jordan, and what did I see	[I looked over Jordan, and what did I see]
14	Where am de chil'ren a-singin' sweet	[Where am de chil'ren a-singin' sweet]
15	I hailed to my sister, she hailed back to me	[I hailed to my sister, she hailed back to me]
16	Did ever you see the like before	[Did ever you see the like before]
17	When Israel was in Egypt's land	[When Israel was in Egypt's land]
18	See that sister dressed so fine?	[See that sister dressed so fine?]
19	Mary and a-Martha's just gone 'long	[Mary and a-Martha's just gone 'long]
20	Old Noah he built himself an ark	[Old Noah he built himself an ark]
21	O you just as well live in union	[O you just as well live in union]
22	Were you there when they crucified my Lord?	[Were you there when they crucified my Lord?]
23	O brothers, won't you help me	[O brothers, won't you help me]
24a	Oh, hallelujah to the Lamb	[Oh, hallelujah to the Lamb]
24b	Come along, come along, and let's go home	[Come along, come along, and let's go home]
25	Gwine to write to Massa Jesus	[Gwine to write to Massa Jesus]
26	I wonder where my mother is gone	[I wonder where my mother is gone]
27	I've got a mother in de heaven	[I've got a mother in de heaven]
28	Down on the Mississippi floating	[Down on the Mississippi floating]
29	What kind of shoes you going to wear?	[What kind of shoes you going to wear?]
30	I hear dem angels a-calling loud	[I hear dem angels a-calling loud]
31	O Jesus, my Savior, on Thee I'll depend	[O Jesus, my Savior, on Thee I'll depend]
32	I've a good old mother in the heaven, my Lord	[I've a good old mother in the heaven, my Lord]
33	Talk about me just as much as you please	[Talk about me just as much as you please]
34	In the valley	[In the valley]
35	Little David was a shepherd boy	[Little David was a shepherd boy]
36	You'll hear a sinner mourn	[You'll hear a sinner mourn]
37	I'm goin't t' join that big 'soc'ation	[I'm goin't t' join that big 'soc'ation]
38	Come on, sister, with your ups and down	[Come on, sister, with your ups and down]
39	O Lord, I've done what you told me to do	[O Lord, I've done what you told me to do]
40	They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross	[They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross]
41	Noah sent out a mourning dove	[Noah sent out a mourning dove]
42	I love to shout, I love to sing	[I love to shout, I love to sing]
43	My Lord's done just what He said	[My Lord's done just what He said]
44	Like Peter when you said to him	[Like Peter when you said to him]
45	Some of these morning bright and fair	[Some of these morning bright and fair]
46	You read in the Bible and you understand	[You read in the Bible and you understand]

Editor:	Homer A. Rodeheaver
Publisher:	The Rodeheaver Company, Chicago / Philadelphia, 1918
Language:	English

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