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Text:I'm a-Rolling
Tune:[O brothers, won't you help me]

150. I'm a-Rolling

Refrain:
I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling,
I'm a-rolling thro' an unfriendly world;
I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling
thro' an unfriendly world.

1 O brothers, won't you help me,
O brothers, won't you help me to pray?
O brothers, won't you help me,
O brothers, won't you help me
in the service of the Lord? [Refrain]

2 O sisters, won't you help me,
O sisters, won't you help me to pray?
O sisters, won't you help me,
O sisters, won't you help me
in the service of the Lord? [Refrain]

3 O preachers, won't you help me,
O preachers, won't you help me to pray?
O preachers, won't you help me,
O preachers, won't you help me
in the service of the Lord? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O brothers, won't you help me
Title: I'm a-Rolling
Refrain First Line: I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [O brothers, won't you help me]
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Traditional



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