What kin' er shoes is dem you wear? _Join de heaven wid de angels_; Dat you kin' walk upon de air, _Join de heaven wid de angels_. Oh, God don't talk like a nat'al man, Join de heaven wid de angels; He talk to de sinner, he understan', Join de heaven wid de angels. I'm Baptis' bred an' I'm Baptis' bo'n, Join de heaven wid de angels; An' when I die dey's a Baptis' gone, Join de heaven wid de angels. Jes' so de tree fall jes' so it lie, Join de heaven wid de angels; Jes so de sinner lib' jes' so he die, Join de heaven wid de angels. The song has been found in several forms among which one has it that _John_ is to be in de heavens with the angels. In fact the probable origin of "join on" seems to have been "John saw de heaven wid de angels". In one of the old songs the singer answers, Dem shoes I wears is gospel shoes, _View de lan', view de lan'_; An' you can wear dem if you choose, View de lan', view de lan'. There are other references, too, besides the above, to the denominations of the negro churchmen. It has already been seen that the negro likes "bes'" the "shoutin' Mefodes'". So he says "There's fire in de eas' an' fire in de wes; An' fire among de Methodes'". He is loyal and proclaims: "Methodist, Methodist is my name, Methodist till I die, I'll be baptize in the Methodist name, An' I'll lib' on the Methodist side". In the same way he is _Baptist_ and _Presbyterian_; the _Baptist_ is the favorite church of the negro, however, and there are more Baptists than all other denominations combined. The "Angel Band", while a very simple song in which the chorus constitutes the greater part, is one of the most beautiful that the negroes sing. The tune is a variation of a well-known hymn used by the whites. The power of the song seems to lie in the tender interest which centres about the vivid portrayal of the little angels in the heavenly band. The chorus is repeated after each stanza, while each stanza itself is the repetition of a single line. From one to ten; from ten to twenty and so on to one hundred is ordinarily sung, thus making a lengthy song. The children love to sing the chorus; two forms are ordinarily found, varying the monotony enough to please the negro. _Dere's one little, two little, three little angels, Dere's four little, five little, six little angels. Dere's seven little, eight little, nine little angels, Dere's ten little angels in de band. Dere's leben, dere's twelve, dere's thir'een little angels, Dere's fourteen, dere's fifteen, dere's sixteen little angels. Dere's seventeen, dere's eighteen, dere's nineteen little angels, Dere's twenty little angels in de band._ The "little" in the chorus is preferred to the "dere's" as a rule, apparently serving to describe the angels. The stanzas of the song are equally as unlimited and as simple as the chorus. "Sunday morning" is the common factor to all of the verses; sometimes it is omitted.