I know a man that was here before Christ, His name was Adam and Eve was his wife, I'll tell you how this man lived a rugged life, Just by taking this woman's advice. _My trouble is hard, O yes, My trouble is hard, O yes, My trouble is hard, O yes, Yes indeed, my trouble is hard._ Whilst you are sitting on your seat, Let me tell you something that is sweet, When all God's people in glory meet, They will slip and slide the golden street. Stop young man, I've something to say; You know you're sinful and why don't you pray? You're sinning against a sin-venged God, Who has power to slay us all. O Lord, aint it a pity--ain't it a shame-- To see how my Lord and Saviour was slain? I hate to call the murderer's name, I know they are dead but left the stain. Read the Scriptures and be content, You are bound to know what Jesus meant, John was here before his advent; Stood in the wilderness and cried "Repent". Christ called his apostles two by two, He particularly told them what to do, Preach my gospel as I command you, And I'll be with you all the way through. Just me tell you what David done, Old man Jesse's youngest son: He slayed Goliath that mighty one, Ole Saul pursued him but he had to run. Ole Saul pursued poor David's life-- It's a mighty good thing he had a wife, They went to his house and did surround And she took a rope and let him down. God called Jonah in a powerful way, He told old Jonah just what to say; Tell them people if they don't pray, I'll destroy the city of Nineveh. Just let me tell you how this world is fixed, Satan has got it so full of tricks, You can go from place to place, Everybody's runnin' down the colored race. Almost equally interesting is "That's another Witness for my Lord." It will be noticed in these songs that references and phrases taken from the old songs are often used, but in different combinations. They thus lose their former worth. It will be interesting, too, to compare the negro's religious conceptions of the Bible and God as expressed in these songs with those expressed in the older productions: Has he advanced in his theology? Read in Genesis, you understand, Methuselah was the oldest man, Lived nine hundred and sixty-nine, Died and went to heaven in due time. _Methuselah is a witness for my Lord, Methuselah is a witness for my Lord._ You read about Sampson from his birth, Strongest man that lived on the earth, 'Way back yonder in ancient times, He slayed three thousand of the Philistines. Sampson he went wanderin' about, For his strength hadn't been found out, His wife dropped down upon her knees, Said: "Sampson, tell me where your strength lies, please." Delila' talked so good and fair; He told her his strength lie in his hair; "Shave my head just as clean as your hands, And my strength'll be like a nachual man's."