“Jesus Says Go”
Description
Singer is told that if he wants to be converted he should pray. He does, until his heart melts, then "my hands was tied, my feet was bound...." Cho: "Jesus says go -- I'll go with you/Preach the gospel and I'll preach with you...."
Long description
Singer is told that if he wants to be converted he should pray. He does, until his heart melts, then "my hands was tied, my feet was bound/The elements opened and the Lord come down/The voice I heard sounds so sweet/The love run out at the sole of my feet" Cho: "Jesus says go -- I'll go with you/Preach the gospel and I'll preach with you/Lord if I go, tell me what to say/For they won't believe on me"
Notes
This song was also in the repertoire of Cas Wallin; he said that it was often sung by members of Holiness churches. Mary Sands, one of Cecil Sharp's most valuable ballad sources, claimed to have written it; the fact that it was also collected in 1954 from George Herod, an African-American from near Scott Station, Alabama, and recorded in 1927 by the Mississippi Jubilee Singers, makes this unlikely although not impossible. - PJS
Recordings
- Dillard Chandler, "Jesus Says Go" (on Chandler01)
- Heavenly Gospel Singers, "You Go and I'll Go With You" (on Bluebird B-6928, 1937)
- George Herod, "Lord, When I Was a Sinner" (on MuSouth07)
- Mississippi Jubliee Singers, "Jesus Said If You Go I'll Go" (on Paramount 12495, 1927)
- Sparkling Four Quartette, "They Won't Believe in Me" (on OKeh 8741, 1929)
References
- Roud #6984
- BI, RcJeSaGo