Come And I Will Sing You

Cat. #0838 (MFH #636) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 27, 1969

VERSE 1
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you one
What is your one
One of them's gone along forever, ever more

VERSE 2
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you two
What is your two
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 3
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you three
What is your three
Three of them are strangers
Two of them, little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 4
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing ya four
What is your four
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them, little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 5
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you five
What is your five
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 6
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you six
What is your six
Six th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 7
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you seven
What is your seven
Seven th seven stars in th sky
Six th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 8
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you eight
What is your eight
Eight, eight are candle
Seven th seven stars in th sky
Six th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 9
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you nine
What is your nine
Nine th moon shine clear an' bright
Eight, th eight are candle
Seven th seven stars in th sky
Six th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two are them little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 10
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you ten
What is your ten
Ten th ten commandments
Nine th moon shine clear an' bright
Eight, th eight are candle
Seven, th seven th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are stranger
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 11
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you eleven
What is your eleven
Eleven of them are gone to Heaven
Ten th ten commandments
Nine th moon shine clear an' bright
Eight th eight are candle
Seven, th seven stars in th sky
Six th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are stranger
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

VERSE 12
Come an' I will sing you
What will you sing me
I will sing you twelve
What is your twelve
Twelve of them are gone to hell
Eleven of them are gone to Heaven
Ten th ten commandments
Nine th moon shine clear an' bright
Eight, th eight are candle
Seven, th seven stars in th sky
Six th cheerful waiter
Five th ferment in his boat
Four th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them 'r little white babes
Clothed in th darl'n mellow gray
One of them's gone along, forever, ever more

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