Mother in the Graveyard

Lyrics - as sung by Anna & Elizabeth
Mother in the graveyard, and I'm on the lam, Look for me Mother in the graveyard, and I'm on the lam And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me I am climbing Jacob's Ladder Look for me I am climbing Jacob's Ladder And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me See brother Peter when you get to the kingdom Look for me See brother Peter when you get to the kingdom And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me Ride that chariot to my door Look for me Ride that chariot to my door And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me Mother in the graveyard, and I'm on the lam, Look for me Mother in the graveyard, and I'm on the lam And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me

Lyrics - as sung by Hildreth Brown
Mother in the graveyard, and I'm on the lam, Look for me Mother in the graveyard, and I'm on the lam And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me I'm a climbing Jacob's Ladder Look for me I'm a climbing Jacob's Ladder And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me Drive that chariot to my door Look for me Drive that chariot to my door And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me Did you see brother Peter with the keys to the kingdom Look for me See brother Peter with the keys to the kingdom And I want God's bosom to be my pillow Hide me over in the rocks of ages Look for me

-- Traditional

Inspiration
How about an infectious contemporary version sung by Anna and Elizabeth?

Here is probably the first recording and was sung by Hildreth Brown in Vermont in 1961.

There's some nice investigative work in a wonderful posting by Patrick Blackman in Sing Out!.