SOME GO TO MEETING
Sung by: Gus Mahon
Recorded in Heber Springs, AR

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Well, some go to meeting for to laugh and talk.
Some go to meeting for to laugh and talk,
But I go there for that Christian walk.
Yeah, Gabriel, blow in a that morning,
In that morning, yes, in that morning.
Blow, Gabriel, blow in a that morning.

Joshua, being that son of man,
Joshua stood on the solid rock,
Joshua knocked at the . . .

(Mr. Mahon: “Oh, shoot. I’ve ruined that.”
Dr. Wolf: “Well, you can just pick up, and I can rub it out.”
??: “He’ll rub it out. He can rub that out. Just pick it up. He'll piece it. He’ll cut that out and let you start again.”
Mr. Mahon: “See if I can . . . can’t beat that a little, I believe.”)

Well, some go to meeting for to laugh and talk.
Some go to meeting for to laugh and talk,
But I go there for that Christian walk.
Yeah, Gabriel, blow in that morning,
In that morning, yes, in that morning.
Blow, Gabriel, blow in that morning.

Joshua being son of man,
Joshua stood on the solid rock.
Joshua knocked . . .

(Mr. Mahon: “Well, I’ll be dog darned if I don’t . . . Let’s wait a minute. I’m going to sing that thing. Start right back.”)

Well, some go to meeting for to laugh and talk.
Some go to meeting for to laugh and talk,
But I go there for that Christian walk.

Chorus: Yeah, Gabriel, blow in a that morning,
In that morning, yes, in that morning.
Blow, Gabriel, blow in a that morning.

Joshua being son of man,
Joshua stood on the solid rock.
Joshua blowed that crooked horn.
He knocked at the door, and the door flew open,
And they called for the clerk,
And the rock come broken.

(Chorus)

Some go to meeting for to dress so fine;
Some go to meeting for to dress so fine.
They ain’t got Jesus in their mind.

(Chorus)

‘Round and ‘round that city wall,
‘Round and ‘round that city wall,
I think I had one angel’s . . .

(Chorus)

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