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id a fiee good will. For Death is a simple ting, And he go from door to door, And he knock down some, and he cripple up some, And he leave some here to pray. O do, Lord, remember me! O do, Lord, remember me! My old fader's gone till de year roll round; Do, Lord, remember me! The next was sung in such an operatic and rollicking way that it was quite hard to fancy it a religious performance, which, however, it was. I heard it but once. XXIII. early in the morning. I meet little Rosa early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! early in de mornin‘; And I ax her, How you do, my darter? O Jerusalem! early in de mornin‘. I meet my mudder early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! &c. And I ax her, How you do, my mudder? O Jerusalem! &c. I meet Brudder Robert early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! &c. And I ax him, How you do, my sonny? O Jerusalem! &c. I meet Tittawisa early in de mornin‘, O Jerusalem! &c. And I ax her, How you do, my darter? O Jerusalem! &c. Tittawisa means Sister Lo