O My Lordy, What Shall I Do?

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O poor gambler, get up off your knees

Tune: [Soon one morning death come creeping in the room]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 O poor gambler, get up off your knees,
O poor gambler, get up off your knees,
O poor gambler, get up off your knees,
O my Lord, O my Lordy, what shall I do?

2 O poor sinner, get up off your knees,
O poor sinner, get up off your knees,
O poor sinner, get up off your knees,
O my Lord, O my Lordy, what shall I do?

3 O poor mourner, get up off your knees,
O poor mourner, get up off your knees,
O poor mourner, get up off your knees,
O my Lord, O my Lordy, what shall I do?

4 O backslider, get up off your knees,
O backslider, get up off your knees,
O backslider, get up off your knees,
O my Lord, O my Lordy, what shall I do?

5 O long-tongue liar, get up off your knees,
O long-tongue liar, get up off your knees,
O long-tongue liar, get up off your knees,
O my Lord, O my Lordy, what shall I do?

6 O gospel bucker, get up off your knees,
O gospel bucker, get up off your knees,
O gospel bucker, get up off your knees,
O my Lord, O my Lordy, what shall I do?

Source: National Jubilee Melodies #28b

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