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Don't Call The Roll
NOTE: This is not the related but different song "Don't Call De Roll" by Dett in 1927.
Traditional Old-Time, Gospel Spiritual and Bluegrass Gospel;
ARTIST: John Work
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel;
DATE: 1800s; 1907 Work;
RECORDING INFO: Don't Call the Roll
Debra Snipes - Don't Call The Roll
John Work and published in Folk Songs of the American Negro- 1907.
OTHER NAMES: "Don't Call the Roll Till I Get There"
RELATED TO: "Don't Call De Roll"
SOURCES: Folk Songs of the American Negro-John Work 1907.
NOTES: The traditional gospel song, "Don't Call the Roll" was collected by John Work and published in Folk Songs of the American Negro- 1907. Below is a modern rewrite of the song by Debra Snipes.
Don't Call the Roll- John Work; 1907
1. Don't call the roll, John,
Till I get there,
Don't call the roll, John,
Till I get there,
CHORUS: Ain't that a pity,Lord!
Sin and a shame,
Sinner man so hard believe.
2. Don't ring them chiming hells,
Till I get there,
Don't ring them chiming bells,
Till I get there.
CHORUS: Ain't that a pity,Lord!
Sin and a shame,
Sinner man so hard believe.
3. Don't stretch that dividing line,
Till I get there,
Don't stretch that dividing line,
Till I get there.
CHORUS: Ain't that a pity,Lord!
Sin and a shame,
Sinner man so hard believe.
Don't Call The Roll- Debra Snipes
L: I'm coming Lord
C: Coming Lord
L: All by myself
C: by myself
L: Don't call the roll
C: call the roll
L: till I get there
C: I get there
L: I'm coming Lord
C: coming Lord
L: all by myself
C: by myself
L: I can't answer
C: I can't answer
L: for nobody else
C: nobody else
Verse: I wanna walk the streets of gold, I wanna touch the pearly gates, I wanna feast on milk and honey in that land where is plenty, I wanna do a holy dance I wanna shout hallelujah, I wanna sing Zion songs in my heavenly, heavenly home.
L: I'm coming Lord
C: Coming Lord
L: All by myself
C: by myself
L: Don't call the roll
C: call the roll
L: till I get there
C: I get there
L: I'm coming Lord
C: coming Lord
L: all by myself
C: by myself
L: I can't answer
C: I can't answer
L: for nobody else
C: nobody else
I can't answer for my mother, I can't answer for father, I can't answer for my sister, not even my brother.
L: I'm coming Lord
C: Coming Lord
L: All by myself
C: by myself
L: Don't call the roll
C: call the roll
L: till I get there
C: I get there
L: I'm coming Lord
C: coming Lord
L: all by myself
C: by myself
L: I can't answer
C: I can't answer
L: for nobody else
C: nobody else
Verse: I wanna walk the streets of gold, I wanna touch the pearly gates, I wanna feast on milk and honey in that land where is plenty, I wanna do a holy dance I wanna shout hallelujah, I wanna sing Zion songs in my heavenly, heavenly home.
L: I'm coming Lord
C: Coming Lord
L: All by myself
C: by myself
L: Don't call the roll
C: call the roll
L: till I get there
C: I get there
L: I'm coming Lord
C: coming Lord
L: all by myself
C: by myself
L: I can't answer
C: I can't answer
L: for nobody else
C: nobody else
Don't call the roll till I get there (Repeat over to end the song)
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