It Doesn't Matter to Me

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In de world dere's much belevin

Author: C. B. Widmeyer
Tune: [In de world dere's much belevin]
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1 In de world dere's much belevin, as ter if de Bible's so,
'Tis wid Jonah folks seem puzzled, how into de whale he go:
Dey can't stand it nor can't solve it, how a whale could him receive,
'Tis a problem in de Bible, dat is hard for dem to bleve;
But it doesn't matter to me, if de whale did swallow Jonah,
Or if Jonah swallowed de whale.

2 Once de debil raised de question, as to where de Moses lay,
And de Michael, he contended, 'pears to me for many a day:
Till our God rebuked de debil, and de angel had his way,
Yet de debil keeps a fussin, bout de resurrection day;
But it doesn't matter to me, if our God did bury Moses,
Or if Moses buried hisself.

3 Some high 'fessers of religin, can't see how de Bible's true,
Some's a figurin, and a figurin, how we from de monkey grew:
But I bleves in Inspiration, from beginning to de end,
And I'm sorry for dese 'fessers, who for monkey friends contend;
But it doesn't matter to me, if de monkey's your ancestor,
Ise no monkey nor wants to be.

Source: New Sacred Quartettes for Male, Female and Mixed Voices #16

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Author: C. B. Widmeyer

Widmeyer, Charles B. (Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, 1884--California, December 14, 1974). Studied vocal music from age 12 under J.M. Cowgill; at age 15 began teaching classes of his own. First song was written at age 15. The first one published, "Upon the Cross," was written at age 20. Bachelor of Music degree from Bethany-Peniel, Bethany, Oklahoma. Wrote more than 350 songs; edited or contributed to many songbooks. "Come and Dine" was written following the reading of John 21:12 and his meditation on the similarity between the tired, hungry disciples and people of his day both spiritually and physically hungry; translated into Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Serbian. --E. Roger Taylor, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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First Line:	In de world dere's much belevin
Title:	It Doesn't Matter to Me
Author:	C. B. Widmeyer
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1914
Copyright:	Public Domain