While the negro sings, he sees the ship reelin' an' rockin', and repeats these phrases enough and in a rhythmic manner, so that he imitates the imagined motion of the ship. The other stanzas of the song are practically the same as those of the earlier days. _O my Lord, shall I be the one? O my Lord, shall I be the one? O my Lord, shall I be the one? Makin' for the promise lan'?_ Yes, 'tis that good ole ship of Zion, of Zion, Yes, 'tis that good ole ship of Zion, of Zion, Yes, 'tis that good ole ship of Zion, Makin' for the promise lan'. O the ship is heavy loaded, loaded, loaded, Makin' for the promise lan'. It's loaded with many er thousand, thousand, thousand, Makin' fer the promise lan'. "This ole worl's a rollin'" is most likely a figure of the ship and modelled on the same song. However, it conveys a different idea, one of judgment and the end of the world. The negro sings: Well the ole worl' is a rollin', rollin', rollin', Yes, the ole worl' is rollin', rollin' away. Well ain't you goin' to get ready? Yes, ain't you goin' to get ready? for it's rollin' away. Well get on board little children, children, children, Well get on board, for this ole worl's rollin' away. He sings for the _sinner_, _mourner_, and all his _friends_ and _relatives_ to get on board the world as she rolls away. It reminds one somewhat of the song once current among the negroes: "O de ole ferry boat stan' a-waitin' at de landin', Chilluns we'se all gwine home". The same feeling of motion and the end of the world as is indicated in the moving of the train, ship, and the world itself is also reflected in the opening of the graveyards and the rolling of the hearse wheel. The same rhythmic effect of motion and words give a strikingly appropriate attitude to the singer. O the lightening flashin' an' the thunder rollin', rollin', rollin', O the lightening flashin' an' thunder rollin', rollin', rollin', O the light'ning flashin' an' thunder rollin', Lawd, I know my time ain't long; Lawd, I know my time ain't long. The hearse wheel rollin' an' graveyard openin', openin', openin', The hearse wheel rollin' an' graveyard openin', openin', openin', The hearse wheel rollin' an' the graveyard openin', Lawd, I know my time ain't long, my time ain't long. And very much like the above song is "Every Day". However, it is so similar to other songs that one concludes that it is only a putting together of what the singer already knew. The Bahama negroes have a song, "If hev'ry day was judgment day", that is almost exactly the same in meaning as this one. The song, however, is a powerful one and seems to be gaining in popularity. Well the hearse wheel rollin', _Every day, every day_, Carryin' yo' brother to the graveyard, Every day, every day--_move, Zion, move_.