by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Keep the fire a‑burning
Language: English
Keep the fire a-burning Keep the wheel a-turning Never mind the squirming Of the Old Deceiver. He's got to feel the strong rack He's got to stand a-w-a-y back He cannot walk the pure track Of a good Believer.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, 19th century Shaker text [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lyell Cresswell (b. 1944), "Keep the fire a-burning", 1985 [high voice and piano], from Eight Shaker Songs, no. 6. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 39