by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Dismission of the Devil
Language: English
Be joyful, be joyful, Be joyful, be joyful, For Old Ugly is going. Good riddance, good riddance Good riddance we say, And don't you never come here again.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Dismission of the Devil", 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), "Dismission of the Devil", 1985 [high voice and piano], from Eight Shaker Songs, no. 3. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 28