SHOUT, SISTER, SHOUT! (Boswell Sisters)

Clarence Williams  1929

as rec by by The Boswell Sisters w The Dorsey Bros Orch April 23rd 1931 New York

also rec by-
Clarence Williams & his Washboard Band '29
Clarence Williams & his Jazz Kings '31


If you want your soul set free,
lift your voice and sing with me
(scat).

If the Devil grabs your hand,
Here's one thing that he can't stand,
(scat).

Walkin' down to the river, sing'n' a hallelujah song,
Oh Lord!
Up jumps the Devil before you, just keep ploddin' along!

Tell old Satan how you feel,
Get the Devil off your heel,
(scat).

Keep your spirit way up high,
Look up to the sky,
Stand up and shout "Hallelujah, oh-oh!
Hallelujah, oh-oh!".

If that old Devil should grab your hand,
Here's one thing that he can't stand,
Shout sister, shout sister, shout!
Oh Lord!
Shout!
Oh Lord!

(scat)
Oh shout, oh shout!
Oh come on down, just a little bit joy!
(scat)
Oh shout, oh sister shout!
(scat)

(scat)
Just tell old Satan how you feel,
Get that old Devil right off your heel!
Shout sister, shout sister, shout!
Oh Lord!
Shout!
Oh Lord!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2010)