Come And I Will Sing

Cat. #0597 (MFH #636) - As sung by Lula Davis, Fayetteville, Arkansas on July 5, 1961

VERSE 1
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you two
What is your two
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 2
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you three
What is your three
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 3
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you four
What is your four
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 4
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you five
What is your five
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 5
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you six
What is your six
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 6
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you seven
What is your seven
Seven is th seven stars in th sky
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 7
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you eight
What is your eight
Eight is th eight ark angels
Seven is th seven stars in th sky
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 8
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you nine
What is your nine
Nine is th moonshine bright an' fair
Eight is th eight ark angels
Seven is th seven stars in th sky
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 9
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you ten
What is your ten
Ten is th ten commandments
Nine is th moonshine bright an' fair
Eight is th eight ark angels
Seven is th seven stars in th sky
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 10
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you eleven
What is your eleven
Eleven is th eleven saints gone to Heaven
Ten is th ten commandments
Nine is th moonshine bright an' fair
Eight is th eight ark angels
Seven is th seven stars in th sky
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 11
Come an' I will sing thee
What will you sing me
I will sing you twelve
What is your twelve
Twelve is th twelve apostles
Eleven is th eleven saints gone to Heaven
Ten is th ten commandments
Nine is th moonshine bright an' fair
Eight is th eight ark angels
Seven is th seven stars in th sky
Six is th cheerful waters
Five is th fairman in his boat
Four is th gospel preacher
Three of them are strangers
Two of them are lily white babes
Clothed in th morning green

VERSE 12
One of them is God alone
An' shall forever Ho-san-a

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