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FROM HELL TO BREAKFAST
De old River Jurdan was so deep,
An' now our brother in Christ we greet;
De old River Jurdan was so deep,
But 'ligion was so sweet.
He said baptism it must be
If He from sin'll set us free,
An' all things here obey His will,
Spoke to de sea an' de sea was still,
For 'ligion was so sweet.
Slowly the shadows darkened while with occasional shouts
of joy the crowd trooped away, and the baptizing was over.
Yet not quite, for from down the gorge came floating back
to me the song:
When my blood runs chilly an' cold, I'se got to go,
'Way beyond the Sun.
Ef you can't bear no crosses, you can't wear no crown,
'Way beyond the Sun.
I'se got a mother in the Beulah Land, she's callin' me,
'Way beyond the Sun.
Do, Lord, do, Lord, do remember me,
Oh, do, Lord, do, Lord, do remember me,
Oh, do, Lord, do, Lord, do remember me,
Oh, do, Lord, remember me.
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Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. From Hell to Breakfast, book, 1944; Dallas, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc67649/m1/16/: accessed October 23, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.