585. I Don't Sing Like I Used to Sing
From JuHan P. Boyd, as collected from Catherine Bennett, a pupil of the school at Alliance, Pamlico county; undated, but c. 1927-28. "Negro fragment."
1 I don't sing like I used to sing,
Jesus done changed, changed, changed
Dis heart o' mine, dis heart o' mine,
Dis heart o' mine, dis heart o' mine,
Jesus done changed dis heart o' mine.
2 I don't pray like I used to pray,
[Remainder exactly as in stanza i.]
3 I don't shout like I used to shout, etc.
4 I don't talk like I used to talk, etc.
5 I don't walk like I used to walk. etc.
6 I don't moan like I used to moan, etc,
7 I ain't going to do like I used to do, etc.