God, who did your souls retrieve,
Died himself that ye might live.
Chorus
This tune is closely related to ‘Animation’ and, like it, to the worldly tune ‘Ropesman’ in Thomas, p. 164. The melody of the above chorus seems to have been derived from ‘Willy Taylor’, Petrie, No. 745. Compare for similarities ‘Run Nigger Run’, SS 89.
No. 158
[DEATH AIN’T YOU GOT NO SHAME]
Pentachordal, cannot be classified (I II III IV V — —)
Death, ain’t you got no shame, shame?
Death, ain’t you got no shame, shame?
Death, ain’t you got no shame, shame?