The Day of Judgment
Language: English 
And de moon will turn to blood,
And de moon will turn to blood,
And de moon will turn to blood
In dat day — O-yoy, my soul!
And de moon will turn to blood in dat day.

And you’ll see de stars a-fallin’,
And you’ll see de stars a-fallin’,
And you’ll see de stars a-fallin’
In dat day — O-yoy, my soul!
And you’ll see de stars a-fallin’ in dat day.

And de world will be on fire,
And de world will be on fire,
And de world will be on fire
In dat day — O-yoy, my soul!
And de world will be on fire in dat day.

And you’ll hear de saints a-singin’,
And you’ll hear de saints a-singin’,
And you’ll hear de saints a-singin’
In dat day — O-yoy, my soul!
And you’ll hear de saints a-singin’ in dat day.

Note: the text was sourced from the historical anthology Slave Songs of the United States (originally published by A. Simpson & Co., New York, 1867), which categorizes each song based on origin and social context.


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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-09-28
Line count: 20
Word count: 144