Refrain: m, m, my Lord! m, Poor mourner's got a home at last. m, m, my Lord! m, Poor mourner's got a home at last.
1 O mourner, mourner, Ain't you tired a-mourning, Bow down on-a your knees and join the band of angels, No harm, ho harm, Go tell brother Elijah, No harm, ho harm, Poor mourner's got a home at last. [Refrain]
2 O sinner, sinner, Ain't yo tired of a-sinning, Bow down on-a your knees and join the band of angels, No harm, ho harm, Go tell brother Elijah, No harm, ho harm, Poor mourner's got a home at last. [Refrain]
3 O seeker, seeker, Ain't you tired a-seeking, Bow down on-a your knees and join the band of angels, No harm, ho harm, Go tell brother Elijah, No harm, ho harm, Poor mourner's got a home at last. [Refrain]
4 O preacher, preacher, Ain't you tired a-preaching, Bow down on-a your knees and join the band of angels, No harm, ho harm, Go tell brother Elijah, No harm, ho harm, Poor mourner's got a home at last. [Refrain]
| Folk Songs of the American Negro (No. 1) #25 (1907) |