Watch and Pray | Mama, is Massa goin' to sell us tomorrow?

Watch and Pray

Language: English

Mama, is Massa goin' to sell us tomorrow?
Yes, Yes, Yes.
Oh watch and pray.
Is he a-goin' to sell us down to Georgia?
Yes, yes, yes.
Oh! down to Georgia,
Watch and pray. Oh mama
Don't you grieve after me.
Oh, watch and pray.

Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [author's text not yet checked 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 Undine Smith Moore (1904 - 1989), "Watch and Pray", 1972, spiritual [
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 45