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Text:Hush, Hush, Somebody's Callin' Mah Name
Tune:[I'm so glad]
Harmonizer:J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Harmonizer:Verolga Nix, 1933-

100. Hush, Hush, Somebody's Callin' Mah Name

Refrain:
Hush, Hush. Somebody’s callin' mah name.
Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin' mah name,
Hush. Hush. Somebody’s callin' mah name,
Oh mah Lawd, Oh mah Lawdie, what shall I do?

1 I'm so glad. Trouble don't last always.
I'm so glad. Trouble don't last always,
yea, yea, yea. I'm so glad.
Trouble don't last always.
Oh mah Lawd,
Oh mah Lawdie, what shall I do? [Refrain]

2 Sounds like Jesus. Somebody’s callin' mah name,
Sounds like Jesus. Somebody’s callin' mah name,
yea, yea, yea. I'm so glad.
Somebody’s callin' my name.
Oh mah Lawd,
Oh mah Lawdie, what shall I do? [Refrain]

3 Soon one mornin', death'll come creepin' in mah room,
Soon one mornin', death'll come creepin' in mah room,
yea, yea, yea. I'm so glad.
Death'll come creepin' in mah room.
Oh mah Lawd,
Oh mah Lawdie, what shall I do? [Refrain]

4 I'm so glad. Ah got mah religion in time,
I'm so glad. Ah got mah religion in time,
yea, yea, yea. I'm so glad.
Got mah religion in time.
Oh mah Lawd,
Oh mah Lawdie, what shall I do? [Refrain]

5 I’m so glad. I'm on mah journey home,
I’m so glad. I'm on mah journey home,
yea, yea, yea. I'm so glad.
I'm on mah journey home.
Oh mah Lawd,
Oh mah Lawdie, what shall I do? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I'm so glad
Title: Hush, Hush, Somebody's Callin' Mah Name
Refrain First Line: Hush, Hush, Somebody's callin' mah name
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [I'm so glad]
Harmonizer: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Harmonizer: Verolga Nix, 1933-
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Traditional



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