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Hush, little baby, don't you cry. You known that many is born to die. All my trials, Lord soon be over. Too late, my brothers, Too late, but never mind, If religion was a thing That money could buy, The rich would live and the poor would die.

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Composer
Bahamian? Slave spiritual? (origins unknown)
Arranger
William Hunt
Lyricist
unknown
Representation
BIPOC

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Theme(s)
Death
Weariness
Tradition(s)
Christianity
Spiritual
Language(s)
English

Musicality

Instrumentation
Guitar
Piano
Voicing
SATB
Rote
Solo

Music

Publisher
Alliance Music Publications
Copy number
28
Copy type
Octavo

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