469
Way Down Yonder on Cedar Street
From Thomas Litaker, Trinity College student. December 5, 1919, with
music. As in ANFS 138 (without music). Cf. Randolph's 'Roll, Jor-
dan. Roll,' OPS u 388.
Way down yonder on Cedar Street,
Where all dem niggers grow eleben feet,
Go to bed when 'tain't no use,
Feet stick out like a chicken roost.
Shout to the Lord shamonyah,
He will set you free.
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469
Way Down Yonder on Cedar Street
'Way Down Yonder on Cedar Street.' Sung by Thomas Litaker, Trinity
College, Durham, December 5, 1919. For another textual version cf. TNFS
156-7. For a slight textual relationship cf. Ill 226, No. 189.
F-433
Way down yon - der on Ce - dar Street, Where all dem
nig - gers grow e - leb - en feet Go to bed when it
ain't no use, Feet stick out like a chirk - en roost.
Shout to the Lord sham - on - yah. He will set you free.
Scale: Mode III, plagal. Tonal Center: g. Structure: abcdef (2,2,2,2,2,2) =
abc (4,4,4).