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TURNIP GREENS Sung by: Neal Morris Recorded in Mountain View, AR 8/20/59 Click here to listen to the original recording I dreamed that I could fly. Flapped my wings like an eagle, And I flew up to the sky. At the gate I met Master Gabriel, And he looked at me so keen. He asked me what I'd have to eat, And I told him turnip greens. Master Gabriel also asked me From what country did I fly, And I told him from the Ozarks That I flew up to the sky. He wondered why the men down there Were rough and yet so clean. Well, I said, "Why, Mister Gabriel, It's them good old turnip greens." Turnip greens, turnip greens, Good old turnip greens. Corn bread and buttermilk, And good old turnip greens. Master Gabriel brought some angel food On a great big silvery bowl. He said, "If you will eat this, It will rest your weary soul." Well, it didn't taste like taters, And it didn't taste like beans. It didn't have the flavor of Them good old turnip greens. Master Gabriel said, "Young man, I see That you're not satisfied. You'd rather be down yonder On some Ozark mountainside. "So I'll tell to you the story of The country of your birth. The Lord's getting ready for His kingdom on the earth. "Tomorrow we'll be moving To that great land of the free. That band you hear a-playing Is the Ozark Jubilee." Also found in Randolph, first ed., Vol. II, p. 370. |
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