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150. Gim' me de Wings

Text Information
First Line: A is for Adam, No knowledge to win
Title: Gim' me de Wings
Author: Rev. Wm. Johnson
Refrain First Line: And O, good Lord, gim' me de wings
Language: English
Publication Date: 1883
Notes: Now Public Domain. *Original dialect has been retained in the chorus, but changed elsewhere. Sing at pleasure without notes.
Tune Information
Name: [A is for Adam, No knowledge to win]
Incipit: 13331 33133 653
Key: E Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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