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ADVENTURES OF A BALLAD HUNTER
God meet the devil when He seen him comin',
He began to wonder where he was goin'.
You needn't wonder, but just keep still,
He's a comin' on down.
He'll let you know what he's comin' for.
And when he fastened the great dragon,
Great God, bound him for so many thousand years,
Seen him, my dear friends, when he got a-hold of death,
Twist the stinger away from death-
Death ain't got no dominion over a child of God.
I seen Jesus whisper from Hell to His Father,
Told him to send down angels of grace,
Let them roll back the stone;
Then stay there and "Let my mother know I am gone, as I said.'
Great God A'mighty! [shouted].
We seen when God A'mighty with His own omnipotent power,
Good God, called Michael and Gabriel, both peaceful angels.
Praise God! Jesus then told the boys,
"Don't, don't, don't harm those peoples that is settin' at the grave;
Don't say nothin' to 'em;
I'll give power;
I'll cause the earth to quake ahead of you."
Good God! Those angels left God A'mighty's throne;
Yes, leaped over the battlements of glory,
I seen forty and four thousand in heaven,
Just in the moment, the twinklin' of an eye.
Great God! three and twenty elders
Each one left their seats
Cryin', "Holy, holy,"
And when the angels got near the earth, the earth began
To quake and tremble. The peoples began to say,
"What's the matter here? "
Good God A'mighty! First and second day, no harm, nothing happened,
But here on the third mornin', looky here!
The earth quaking!
Good God! The earth began to quake.
'Bout that time while they were watching the earth
The angels darted down and a-seated right by the side of 'em,
Rolled back the stone,
Took a seat by the side of 'em,
Never said a word to 'em,
But just set there.
And when the angels took their seats
Good God!15
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. From Hell to Breakfast, book, 1944; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67649/m1/23/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.