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Don't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn?/Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan?/
Traditional Old-time Bluegrass Gospel
ARTIST: From Jonathan Eberhart's "Life's Trolley Ride" on Folk Legacy's C-82. Jonathan attributed it to a 78 recorded in 1925 by Bill Chitwood and his Georgia Mountaineers
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CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
DATE: probably 1800s; "Jerusalem Mourning" 1910; 1925 Recording by Bill Chitwood and his Georgia Mountaineers
RECORDING INFO: Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan/Mourn [Me II-P33]
Richardson, Ethel Park / American Mountain Songs, Greenberg, Bk (1927/1955), p 64 (Don't Ya Heah Jerusalem Moan?)
Costa, Jim. Banjo Legacy, Augusta Heritage AHR 006/024, LP (1989), trk# A.06
Eberhart, Jon/Jonathan. Life's Trolley Ride, Folk Legacy FSI 082, LP (1981), trk# A.03 (Hear Jerusalem Mourn)
Holt, David. It Just Suits Me, June Appal JA 038, LP (1981), trk# 8 (Jerusalem Mourn)
Stecher, Jody. Going Up on the Mountain, Bay 210, LP (1977), trk# B.03
Wallin, Cas. Appalachia, The Old Traditions, Home Made Music LP-001, LP (1983), trk# B.10 [1980/08/26]
It was recorded in 1936 by the Heavenly Gospel Singers in 1936. Now on Document 5452, HGS Complete Works vol. 1. It is on The Nashville Bluegrass Band's "Idle Time" album where it is copyright listed as: "Traditional" Nashville Bluegrass Band did a lot of black gospel when Mississippian Mike Compton was in the band. Also recorded by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Judds have a version where they claim authorship.
Ballad index: Don't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn?
DESCRIPTION: Describes the foibles of various denominations of preachers; a Baptist has a bottle in his pocket, etc. Chorus: "Don't you hear Jerusalem Mourn?...Thank God for the heaven bells a-ringin' and my soul starts singin'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (recording, Bill Chitwood & Bud Landress)
LONG DESCRIPTION: Describes the foibles of various denominations of preachers; a Baptist has a bottle in his pocket, a Hardshell "never chews his own tobacco nor drinks his own booze," a Presbyterian is stiff-necked, a Holy Roller "gets them all a-rolling then he kicks the lights out." Chorus: "Don't you hear Jerusalem Mourn?...Thank God for the heaven bells a-ringin' and my soul starts singin'"
KEYWORDS: sex drink humorous nonballad clergy
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
DT, JERUSLEM*
Roud #4945
RECORDINGS:
Warren Caplinger, "Jerusalem Mourn" (Vocalion 5240, 1928)
Bill Chitwood & Bud Landress, "Jerusalem Mourn" (Brunswick 2809, 1925)
Gid Tanner & his Skillet Lickers, "Can't You Hear Jerusalem Moan" (Columbia 15104-D, 1926)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan?
Notes: This seems to be a distant parody of a spiritual, "Jerusalem Mourning", recorded in 1910. I suspect a minstrel origin. - PJS
OTHER NAMES: "Don't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn?"
RELATED TO: "Jerusalem Mourning"
SOURCES: Meade; Folk Index; Ballad Index
NOTES: "Don't You Hear Jerusalem Moan?" or "Don't You Hear Jerusalem Mourn?" is a traditional old-time/bluegrass gospel song. This version comes from Jonathan Eberhart's "Life's Trolley Ride" on Folk Legacy's C-82. Jonathan attributed it to a 78 recorded in 1925 by Bill Chitwood and his Georgia Mountaineers and found by his long time collaborator Andy Wallace and. Note that this version uses "Mourn" instead of "Moan." The recording features a mandolin trio by Mike Holmes, Jay Unger and Andy. The last verse is Johnathan's own.
According to the Ballad Index this seems to be a distant parody of a spiritual, "Jerusalem Mourning", recorded in 1910 of minstrel origin.
DON'T YOU HEAR JERUSALEM MOURN- Jonathan Eberhart
Now the Methodist preacher, you can tell him where he goes.
Don't you hear Jerusalem mourn?
Don't never let a chicken get old enough to crow.
Don't you hear Jerusalem mourn?
CHORUS: Don't you hear Jerusalem mourn?
Don't you hear Jerusalem mourn?
Thank God that the heavens am a-ringin' in my soul, and my soul's set free
Don't you hear Jerusalem mourn?
Now the Baptist preacher, you can tell him by his coat.
Got a bottle in the pocket that he couldn't hardly tote.
Now the Campbellite preacher, so they say,
Well he got to be baptized every other day.
Presbyterian preacher don't never take the blues.
He chews his own tobacco and he drinks his own booze.
Now the hardshell preacher, well, he kneels uptown.
His neck's so stiff can't hardly look around
Now the Holy Roller preacher, well, he sure am a sight
Let me tell you how he get 'em all a-rollin' and he kick out the light.
Unitarian preacher, don't never bend you ear.
But I bet he'd like a tune like this one hear.
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