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Somebody's Been Stealin' 2:46 Trk 13
(Rev. J.M. Gates)
Rev. J.M. Gates & Congregation
'Three Ladies and Two Men in Outfit'
Recorded #51 S. Forsyth Street, 3rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 20, 1928.
Original issue Bluebird 7936/BVE-41917-1.
Album: Vol. 1 'Walk Right In'
Bluebird Records 'When The Sun Goes Down'
Transcriber: Awcantor@aol.com
Spoken Rev. Gates w/congregation comments:
I, I want to talk to you from this subject
(Amen!)
Somebody, has been stealin'
(Well) (You're right!)
I don't know whether you like it or not
(Yeah!) (Who?) (Have gotta be somebody)
Since, we are mixed up, here
(Why is it then?)
Well, that doesn't make any difference
(No)
I want t'tell the truth
(Tell us)
Somebody (somebody)
Have been stealin' (stealin')
(What have they got?)
Stealin'! (stealin') (yeah)
Has been inaugurated
(All right)
Every since (well)
When I say every since
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
(I do) (Yes, I do)
Every since
(Talk to us, talk to us)
Old man, Isaac's son (yeah)
(Esau?)
Do you know him?
(Yes)
Old man Isaac (c'mon) had two sons
(All right) (yes, he did)
You remember them?
(Yes)
Jacob (Jacob)
And Esau (talk to me)
And Jacob stole (stole) (yes)
His brother's birthright
(Well) (That's why it is )
And they been stealin' (stealin')
(Talk to us, talk to us)
Goin' on (goin' on) (could be in the room here)
Ever since (how long has been)
(Yes, it is)
Somebody (somebody)
Has been stealin' (well) (yes, they did)
Somebody (yes)
Has been stealin', (talk to me, Jake)
Either pathological (yas, sir)
Or philosophical (yes, sir!)
Or intellectual (talk to me) (tell them)
Or (I know you can do it)
They just been stealin' (come on) 1:23
Somebody (somebody)
Have been stealin' (well) (that's true)
Well (talk to me)
When I think of mount Africa (well)
(Yes, sir)
In the dark jungles (yes!)
Where the Negro arrived (talk! talk!)
Landed in this country (everybody) (that's right)
Ev'rybody was black (right on) (yes they was)
White teeth (yeah!) (talk to me!)
(Yes, they was)
Broad fingernails (well) (talk that to us)
Color (color) (c'mon, Jake)
Nappy hair (well, well)
But since that time (come on home)
We got straight hair (yeah)
Blue eyes (well, well)
Green eyes (tell 'em some)
(Come on home)
Somebody (somebody)
Been stealin' (been stealin') (yes, he has)
I know well (well) (well, well, well)
It wasn't me (talk, talk) (all right)
It wasn't me, my brother (no, no!)
Somebody (just tell them) (someone)
Been stealin' (Jake see you) (let's hear them) (talk!)
I'm satisfied (yeah)
In my race (yeah, yeah)
I'm satisfied to be black (be black)
Think about (yeah, Esau!)
I'm as tough as a sword
Every since that race
Must begin with me
Somebody (have done)
Been stealin' (been stealin')
(I saw it)
Yes, they have
(Boy, I know you was talkin')
(C'mon, um!)
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