from 
                      « American Negro Songs »
                      by 
                      J. W. Work, 1940
                    
                    There’s 
                      singing here, 
                      There’s 
                      singing there
                      I 
                      believe down in my soul
                      There’s 
                      singing everywhere
                      
                      Run, mourner, run!
                      Lo! 
                      Says the bible
                       
                      Run, mourner, run
                      Lo! 
                      Is the way
                     There’s 
                      preaching here, 
                      There’s 
                      preaching there
                      I 
                      believe down in my soul
                      There’s 
                      preaching everywhere
                     There’s 
                      praying here, 
                      There’s 
                      praying there
                      I 
                      believe down in my soul
                      There’s 
                      praying everywhere
                      I 
                      know de udder world is not like dis