I tell you a little thing you can't do, You can't serve God and the devil, too, _But it jus' suit me_. When trouble is done an' conflict have passed, I rise to reign in peace at last, _An' it jus' suit me_. By this time the singers are happy enough and the preacher joins them in shouting, "Yes, brethren, it just suits me." It is gratifying to the negroes that their sins have been "washed in the blood of the Lamb", as indeed it ought to be. Perhaps they give it its undue prominence without thought; for they have no conception of the seriousness of their claims. The negro singers have exhibited a characteristic specimen of their _word combinations_, _concrete pictures_, and _theological principles_ in their song, "De blood done sign my name." _O de blood, O de blood, O de blood done sign my name; O Jesus said so, Jesus said so, O de blood done sign my name._ I believe it for God he tole me, _That the blood done sign my name_, I believe it for God he tole me, _That the blood done sign my name, Yes, the blood done sign my name_. How do you know so, God he said so _That the blood done sign my name_. Well it's written in de Kingdom, _That the blood done sign my name_. Well in de Lamb's book it is written, _That the blood done sign my name_. Well the wheels a turnin', wheels a turnin', _Blood done sign my name_. I'm boun' for glory, boun' for glory, _The blood done sign my name_. On de mountain, on de mountain, _The blood done sign my name_. In the valley, in the valley, _Blood done sign my name_. But the Christian does not have an easy time after his conversion. Satan is always at hand and ready to lead him away if there is a chance. The negro's idea of satan and the devil has been noted. In his march songs the negro imagines that he is marching against his foe; this foe is sometimes satan himself. "The other world is not lak' dis" is a typical marching song. I er's walkin' 'long de oder day, De udder worl' is not lak' dis, I met ole satan on de way, De udder worl' is not lak' dis, He said, "Young man, you're too young to pray", De udder worl' is not lak' dis. _Tell all dis worl', Tell all dis worl', Tell all dis worl', De odder worl' is not lak' dis._ As I went down in de valley to pray, De udder worl' is not lak' dis, I met a little looker on de way, De udder worl' is not lak' dis, He said: "Look out fer de Judgment day", De udder worl' is not lak' dis. Another marching song that is a rousing one is "Goin' down to Jord'n". It represents, like the one just given, the attributes of satan and his relation to the Christian. The scene as pictured, the army marching on down to Jordan, the imaginary foe, and the rhythm of the song make it a favorite.