Come all young people who delight in sin, I'll tell you now what has lately been;

voiceCollected by Max Hunter (H-11) For Mary C. Parler Transcribed by Frances Majors Sung by Reba Glaze Springdale, Arkansas July, 1958 Reel 255-56, Item 5 Young People Who Delight in Sin Come all young people who delight in sin, I'll tell you now what has lately been; A lady, who was young and fair, Has died in sin and sad dispair. She would go to frolics, dance and play, In spite of all her parents could say; I'll turn to God when I get old, And he'll receive my wicked soul. On Friday she was taken ill, Her stubborn heart began to chill; Alas, alas, my days are spent, Too late, too late, now, to repent. She called her mother to her bed, Her eyes were roaming in her head; Saying, must I burn forever more, Till a thousand, thousand years are o'er? She called her father, fare thee well, You're bound for heaven, and me for hell; And when I'm gone, remember well Your wicked daughter screams in hell.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation