Very much like the song just given the negroes used to sing: "Dar's room in dar, room in dar, room in de heaven, Lord, I can't stay behin'". So, too, "I can't or don't want to stay here no longer" are common and classic verses of negro song. Again they sang the "good news" because "De chariot's comin', I doan want her to leave a-me behind, Gwine get upon dat chariot, Carry me home". In a prayer the negro sang: "Jesus, don't leave me behind". In his songs to-day the negro says: Dear brother, don't you leave, Dear brother, don't you leave, This ole world's a hell to me. _This ole world's a hell to me, This ole world's a hell to me._ Yes, I bleedzed to leave this world, Yes, I bleedzed to leave this world, Sister, I's bleedzed to leave this world, For it's a hell to me. While the old negroes used to sing "Oh brother, sisters, mourners, don't stay away, For my Lord says there's room enough", the modern negro sings "You can't stay away". _Sister, you can't stay away, Sister, you can't stay away, Sister, you can't stay away, stay away._ My Lord is a callin' an' you can't stay away, My Lord is a callin' an' you can't stay away, Yes, my Lord is a callin' an' you can't stay away, An' you can't stay away. King Jesus is a ridin' an' you can't stay away, _O preacher, you can't stay away_. There have been a great many versions of the song "Ole Ship of Zion", none of which differ materially. The four or five versions most common in the slave and plantation song represented the Ship of Zion somewhat as follows: "She has landed many a thousand, She can land as many more, Do you think she will be able, For to take us all home? You can tell 'em I'm comin' home", "Dis de good ole ship of Zion, An' she's maken' fer de promise lan'. She hab angels fer de sailors. An' how you know dey's angels? Dat ship is out a sailin' she's a sailin' mighty steady. She'll neither reel nor totter, She's a sailin' 'way cold Jordan. King Jesus is de captain, captain". "De gospel ship is sailin', O Jesus is de captain, De angels are de sailors, O is yo' bundle ready? O have you got yo' ticket!" Another version has "her loaded down with angels"; Another "wid a-bright angels". Another asks what ship is that "you're enlisted upon"? and answers that it is the "Good ship of Zion", which "sails like she's heavy loaded", and "has King Jesus for the captain", and "the Holy Ghost is de pilot" The coast negroes had many songs that originated in ideas suggested by the boats. To-day the river negroes have songs of their own, but they do not go into the church songs. The Old Ship of Zion, however, is sung, but only as a remnant of the former song, less elaborate. This ole ship is a reelin' an' a rockin', This ole ship is a reelin' an' a rockin' rockin' rockin' Makin' fer de promise lan'.