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AIN’T THAT A WITNESS Sung by: Gus Mahon Recorded in Heber Springs, AR Click here to listen to the original recording Oldest man that was ever on earth. He lived nine hundred and sixty-nine, Died and went to heaven, yes, in due time. Chorus: Well, ain’t that a witness for my Lord, Ain’t that a witness for my Lord, Ain’t that a witness for my Lord, Ain’t that a witness for my Lord. Well, we read that Samson from his birth, Strongest man that was ever on earth. Read way back in the ancient times, Where he killed three thousand of them Philistines. Samson, he went a-wandering about; Samson’s strength, it was never found out. Samson’s wife got up on her knees, "Pray tell me where your strength lies, if you please." Samson’s wife, she talk so fair, Told his wife for to cut his hair. "Shave my head just as clean as your hand, And then the strength will come like a natural man." (Chorus) John the . . . and John divine, Who wine to write that name of mine. I’ll stick my finger in the blood of the lamb; I’ll write that name, oh, too divine. John, he was a witness for my Lord, John was a witness for my Lord. John, he was a witness for my Lord, John, he was a witness for my Lord. |
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