Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. Negro Spirituals
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XX. THE BABY GONE HOME.



"De little baby gone home,
De little baby gone home,
De little baby gone along,
     For to climb up Jacob's ladder.
And I wish I'd been dar,
I wish I'd been dar,
I wish I'd been dar, my Lord,
     For to climb up Jacob's ladder."

   Still simpler is this, which is yet quite sweet and touching.