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Angels Standin' In De Water/The Social Band
Traditioanl Old-Time, Gospel
ARTIST: John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. Rev. Eason, Johnson Place Baptist Church, near Livingston, AL May 26-30; Place also spelled as: Johnson Baptist Church
Listen: http://memory.loc.gov/afc/afcss39/269/2693a1.mp3
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
DATE: 1918; First Recorded in 1927 by Smith's Sacred Singers
RECORDING INFO: Angels Standin' In De Water
OTHER NAMES: "Angels Standing In The Water," "The Social Band"
SOURCES: Mudcat; Slave Songs of The United States
NOTES: "Angels Standin' In De Water" is taken from Rev. Eason, Johnson Place Baptist Church, near Livingston, AL as part of John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. This is a direct descendant of The Social Band, in Allen et al., 1867, Slave Songs of The United States:
127. THE SOCIAL BAND.
[Bright angels on the water,
Hovering by the light;
Poor sinner stand in the darkness,
And cannot see the light.
I want Aunty Mary* for to go with me,
I want Aunty Mary for to go with me,
I want Aunty Mary for to go with me,
To join the social band.]
* Brother David.
Angels Standin' In De Water- John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip. Rev. Eason, Johnson Place Baptist Church, near Livingston, AL Listen: http://memory.loc.gov/afc/afcss39/269/2693a1.mp3
Oh, angels standin' in de water,
Walkin' by the light,
Oh, sinner standin' in de darkness
An' cannot see de light.
I want my mother to go with me,
I want my mother to go with me,
I want my mother to go with me,
To jine the social band.
Oh, angels standin' in de water,
Walkin' by the light,
Oh, sinner standin' in de darkness
An' cannot see de light.
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