Oh dear Lord have mercy on me

Collected by Irene Carlisle Transcribed by Nathaniel Lucy Sung by Lula Davis Fayetteville, Arkansas April 10, 1951 Reel 108, Item 4 Chatter with the Angels Lula Davis: This one I learned also in Missouri from Old Aunt Mariah. It’s “Chatter with the Angels”. Chatter with the angels sooner in the mornin’ Chatter with the angels sooner in the mornin’ Chatter with the angels sooner in the mornin’ Hope I’ll join the band Chorus: Oh dear Lord have mercy on me Oh dear Lord have mercy on me Oh dear Lord have mercy on me And hope I’ll join the band Hope to meet a father sooner in the mornin’ Hope to meet a father sooner in the mornin’ Hope to meet a father sooner in the mornin’ Hope I’ll join the band Chorus Hope to meet a mother sooner in the mornin’ Hope to meet a mother sooner in the mornin’ Hope to meet a mother sooner in the mornin’ Hope I’ll join the band Chorus Chatter with the angels sooner in the mornin’ Chatter with the angels sooner in the mornin’ Chatter with the angels sooner in the mornin’ Hope I’ll join the bandFunding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation