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Gospel Ship

Traditional Stamps/Baxter Music Co Virgil Oliver Stamps b.1892 d.1940 Jesse Randall "Pap" Baxter, Jr b. 8 Dec 1887 d. 21 Jan 1960 originally recorded by Ruby Vass (28 Aug 1959)

I got good news to bring us, and that is why I sing
My joys with you I'll share
I'm gonna take a trip in that old gospel ship
And go sailing through the air

I'm gonna take a trip in that old gospel ship
Going far beyond the sky
I'm gonna shout and sing un'til heaven rings
When I bid this world goodbye

I can scarcely wait, I know I won't be late
I'll spend my time in prayer
And when the ship comes in, I'll leave this world of sin
I'll go sailing through the air

I'm gonna take a trip in that old gospel ship
Going far beyond the sky
I'm gonna shout and sing un'til heaven rings
When I bid this world goodbye

If you are ashamed of me, you ought not to be
You'd better have a care
If too much fault you find, you will sure be left behind
While I'm sailing through the air

I'm gonna take a trip in that old gospel ship
Going far beyond the sky
I'm gonna shout and sing un'til heaven rings
When I bid this world goodbye ¥Ç¥

As recorded in late 1962 or early 1963 at the Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco Ca and un-officially released on various works entitled "Blow All My Blues Away"

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Amazing Grace
Apple of My Eye
As Good As You've Been to This World
Ball and Chain
Black Mountain Blues
Blindman
Blow My Mind
Bo Diddley
Buried Alive In The Blues
Bye, Bye Baby
C'mon Baby Let the Good Times Roll
Call On Me
Careless Love
Catch Me Daddy
Caterpillar
Codine
Combination Of The Two
Come Away With Me
Coo Coo
Cry Baby
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
Dear Landlord
Down On Me
Easy Once You Know How
Easy Rider
Ego Rock
Farewell Song
Flower In The Sun
Get It While You Can
Goin' Down to Brownsville
Gospel Ship
Gutra's Garden
Half Moon
Harry
Hey Baby
I Ain't Gotta Worry
I Can't Turn You Loose
I Know You Rider
I Need A Man To Love
I'll Drown In My Own Tears
Intruder
It's a Deal
Janis
Kansas City Blues
Kozmic Blues
Light Is Faster Than Sound
Little Girl Blue
Magic Of Love
Mary Jane
Maybe
Me and Bobby McGee
Mercedes Benz
Misery 'n
Mississippi River
Moanin' at Midnight
Move Over
Mr. Natural
My Baby
No Reason For Livin'
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Oh, My Soul
Oh, Sweet Mary
One Good Man
One Night Stand
Piece Of My Heart
Psychedelic Preacher
Raise Your Hand
Red Mountain Burgundy
River Jordan
Road Block
San Francisco Bay Blues
See See Rider
Silver Threads And Golden Needles
So Sad To Be Alone
St. James Infirmary
Stealin' Stealin'
Summertime
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Tell Mama
The Last Time
To Love Somebody
Trouble In Mind
Truckin'
Trust Me
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
Turtle Blues
Walk Right In
What Good Can Drinkin' Do
Whisperman
Winin' Boy
Women Is Losers
Work Me, Lord