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Dere's A Han' Writin' On De Wall
Traditional Old-Time, Spiritual and bluegrass gospel;
ARTIST: J. W. Johnson in 1925 (1969) in The Books of American Negro Spirituals, Book I, p. 74-75, with music.
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
DATE: 1800s; this version, circa 1925
RECORDING INFO: Dere's A Han' Writin' On De Wall
OTHER NAMES: "There's A Hand Writing On The Wall"
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SOURCES: J. W. Johnson in 1925 (1969) in The Books of American Negro Spirituals, Book I, p. 74-75, with music.
NOTES: "Dere's A Han' Writin' On De Wall" or "There's A Hand Writing On The Wall" is a traditional spiritual using dialect that was published by J. W. Johnson in 1925 (1969) in The Books of American Negro Spirituals, Book I, p. 74-75, with music.
Dere's A Han' Writin' On De Wall- Johnson 1925
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Oh won't you come an' read it,
Dere's a han' writin on de wall.
Oh Daniel
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Who write de letter
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Tell O'd Nebucaneezah
Dat he's weighed in de balance an' foun' wantin'
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Dere's a han' writin on de wall
Oh won't you come an' read it, see what it say,
Dere's a han' writin on de wall.
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