“Poor Old Lazarus (I've Got a Home; Don't You See)”
Description
"Poor ol' Lazarus, poor as I, Don't you see? When he had a home on high, Don't you see?" ""Rich man, rich man lived so well, When he died he had a home in hell, Don't you see, don't you see?"
Notes
Jesus's story of the rich man and Lazarus is found in Luke 16:19-31 (the Lazarus of John 11, 12 is unrelated).
It's worth remembering that this is not something that actually happened in the Bible; rather, it is a story Jesus told as a warning. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Dives and Lazarus" [Child 56] (subject) and references there
References
- BrownIII 628, "Poor Old Lazarus" (1 text)
- Roud #11929
- BI, Br3628